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Diamond_Dog

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 05:34 PM Jun 2023

More and More People Are Using Subtitles--Here Are the Hardest Shows and Actors to Understand [View all]

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In a new survey shared by preply.com, 50% of respondents said they use subtitles most of the time. 70% of Gen Z respondents said they use subtitles, followed by 53% of millennials, 38% of Gen X, and 35% of baby boomers.

The survey showed that there are various reasons for why viewers are more often using subtitles. The leading reason respondents gave for using subtitles is that the audio is muddled, which 72% of respondents gave as the main reason. Other reasons include the accents being hard to understand, they don’t want the TV to be too loud, they want to stay focused on the screen, or they want to learn a new language.

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https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/more-and-more-people-are-using-subtitles-here-are-the-hardest-shows-and-actors-to-understand.html/

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I use subtitles all the time. riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #1
++. Sometimes I want to know the exact dialogue and not guess Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #2
I was deaf in one ear until it was diagnosed as a fixable condition. vanlassie Jun 2023 #10
I have nerve deafness riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #13
Oh man. So sorry. I often mention my experience because vanlassie Jun 2023 #14
I found out I almost 30 years old riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #16
Interesting! Mme. Defarge Jun 2023 #3
We use subtitles. It started because we watch so many BBC/UK/Scottish shows walkingman Jun 2023 #4
I recall, about a year ago, radio piece about sound tracks that are used to dub actors' voices when 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #5
A lot of people have crappy speakers Shermann Jun 2023 #6
Especially flat screen television speakers; compromised due to their thin depth ... Auggie Jun 2023 #18
We do most of the time. tanyev Jun 2023 #7
I definitely need caption for British TV shows Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #8
Subtitles are becoming a Must dlbell Jun 2023 #9
The last section of your post. ChazInAz Jun 2023 #12
Audio on programming of all kinds has gone to hell in a handbasket. BComplex Jun 2023 #11
Subtitles are apparently good for kids to have as a vanlassie Jun 2023 #15
Been using them on everything for decades intrepidity Jun 2023 #17
The Witch was pretty tough to follow along with Shermann Jun 2023 #19
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