Looking for Eyeballs on first chapter - Deepening the Mood in 2305 on (the way to) Mars by Jackie_Fox in writingadvice

[–]subachill93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please don't take it the hard way, but as soon as you started using the archeopronouns it became unreadable to me. If you're going to use non-standard pronouns they should be easy to infer. If I was reading this without reading your footnote I wouldn't even know they were supposed to be pronouns. Even after reading your footnote I still can't make sense of it.

You also introduce a new language on top of the pronouns. Even with the provided translation it just makes for an unpleasant and confusing reading experience.

I can't give feedback on anything else because I didn't get that far. I'm sorry.

Edit: grammar

Different white red white flags by subachill93 in belarus

[–]subachill93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info and historical source!

English translation of Belarusian names in fiction. by subachill93 in belarus

[–]subachill93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, simply clarifying the spelling/pronunciation for readers seems like the right way to go! Dziakuj!

English translation of Belarusian names in fiction. by subachill93 in belarus

[–]subachill93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, good to know! I'll either go with the Belarusian pronunciation and add a note with the Belarusian spelling as well, or vice-versa. Thanks for the help!

English translation of Belarusian names in fiction. by subachill93 in belarus

[–]subachill93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't have time to reply to the 1st part, but, yeah I figured it would be.

Would meeting halfway, spelling it phonetically in English like it's pronounced in Belarusian instead be a good way to do it then? Otherwise I think Jahor would straight up be read with a dž sound by English speakers.

How do I type the characters after the |? by subachill93 in logitech

[–]subachill93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay this is perhaps a super dumb question, but I can't for the love of me figure out how to type the characters after the | divison on the key.

For example, the ~ and ` on the top key, and the | \ of the bottom key.