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So this is international, but is the aim for it to be used by an international audience? e.g. if a Brazilian were lamenting the fact that UrbanDictionary is in
by SamBam 3y ago
So this is international, but is the aim for it to be used by an international audience? e.g. if a Brazilian were lamenting the fact that UrbanDictionary is in English, is this site for them?
Because right now when I explore the entries, all the definitions are in English. Is this the intent? So it's for English people to find out what international slang words are?
I feel like it would be good to be really clear about your audience.
Maybe one option would be to allow the writing of definitions in multiple languages. Then a user could look up a word, and see all the definitions and find the definition in their language.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoThe fact that it’s in English doesn’t preclude its use by the non-English. For example, I (a Dutch person) just found out about some Brazilian and Panamanian slang. Presumably, a Brazilian or Panamanian person could also find out about Dutch expressions (I saw some Dutch entries). So the target audience, to me, is quite clear: people from around the world, who are interested in other languages and cultures.
- amarainn 3y agoIt is indeed for an international audience - language learners or people who are generally interested in learning about other languages and cultures. There are various slang dictionaries for specific languages or countries, but as far as I could tell there were none taking slang from different languages and explaining it to foreigners. Adding definitions in different languages would make the moderation process quite a bit more complicated, and it would also defeat the purpose of explaining slang to an external audience.