: Re: How to convey that the POV character *does not understand* what's said in dialogue? The general advice is often to focus on the content of what's said in dialogue and just write it in the

@Heady158

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There is one very specific situation in which it is a good idea to write down the words spoken in the language that is not understood by the point-of-view character, and it occurs when you want the reader to experience vicariously, as closely simulated as possible, whatever the POV character is experiencing when he or she hears the language being spoken.

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