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3 Dec 2020
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
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English (US)
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Japanese
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English (UK)
Question about English (US)
I was reading the a Japanese light novel that’d been translated into English, and I wonder if the content sounds natural to native English speakers.
I was reading the a Japanese light novel that’d been translated into English, and I wonder if the content sounds natural to native English speakers.

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3 Dec 2020
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- English (US)
Yes, it sounds completely natural.
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- English (US)
Yes, it sounds completely natural.
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- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
@LilChee Thanks so much :) So I think it’s fine to read Japanese light novels in English ?
- English (US)
@Christine0724
Yes, it's fine to read Japanese light novels in English. The person that is translating the words for these novels doesn't make mistakes when they translate.
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- English (US)
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
@LilChee Thanks again. He/She must be a native English speaker.
- English (US)
@Christine0724
Yes, because even their English level is not only at the adult level, but they sound like an educated adult because they used the words "boon" and "vigor". You can tell it's not a child or a teenager.
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- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
@LilChee Thanks again :) You made want to read those novels in English XD

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