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lordvetinari2 · 06-29-2006, 11:03 PM

Oops, you're right, I forgot Asian languages have no italics or bold typeface, I guess that's it.

A Pratchett fan cannot live without italics. Remember the beginning of Men at Arms? Edward D'Eath justifying himself? Without italics, that does not make any sense at all. In fact, when a translation professor said that Spanish should not use italics to express double meaning, I just read to the whole class those few paragraphs in English. They said, "well, of course, with such an extreme example, maybe...". Heheh.
Or remember Good Omen's Pestilence. Or Azrael's "YES" in Reaper Man.

So, I don't really know what to do. No iRex for me, I am not paying that much for things I do not really need, plus I do not like their marketing. I was waiting for the V2 because of the SDK, but seeing that Jinke cannot find any partners, I guess I either buy an V8 and ask LVD for a copy of the new software (if he agreees, I hope so), or go for the Sony Reader (and I do not like their policy regarding propietary formats and DRM). Hum, what to do, what to do?

06-29-2006, 11:03 PM	#7
lordvetinari2 Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 61 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gijón, Spain Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi & Galaxy Note	Oops, you're right, I forgot Asian languages have no italics or bold typeface, I guess that's it. A Pratchett fan cannot live without italics. Remember the beginning of Men at Arms? Edward D'Eath justifying himself? Without italics, that does not make any sense at all. In fact, when a translation professor said that Spanish should not use italics to express double meaning, I just read to the whole class those few paragraphs in English. They said, "well, of course, with such an extreme example, maybe...". Heheh. Or remember Good Omen's Pestilence. Or Azrael's "YES" in Reaper Man. So, I don't really know what to do. No iRex for me, I am not paying that much for things I do not really need, plus I do not like their marketing. I was waiting for the V2 because of the SDK, but seeing that Jinke cannot find any partners, I guess I either buy an V8 and ask LVD for a copy of the new software (if he agreees, I hope so), or go for the Sony Reader (and I do not like their policy regarding propietary formats and DRM). Hum, what to do, what to do?