How would you translate this: ¿Los escritores se autocensuran?
Hi everybody!
Estoy preparando una entrevista a una guionista británica y me gustaría preguntarle sobre si los escritores se autocensuran ante según qué temas. La cuestión es que no sé cómo plantear el verbo de esa pregunta, pero me gustaría mantener la palabra self-censorship, ¿cómo podría hacerlo?
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"Censor" is a verb, so there's nothing wrong with saying 'Do writers self-censor?'
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Dear Diana,
The problem I see here is that "autocensuran" is a verb, and "self-censorship" is a noun. So, a direct translation using both of these would no be possible. Note that "censor" can be used as a verb, like in "Disqus never moderates or censors".
So, I would go with "Do writers censor themselves?" for a "flat" translation. To use the noun as you wish, I would go with "Do writers use self-censorship?".
Again, I am not a native speaker, and there could be a better answer here.
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