Re: English to English Translation


Jaxtraw wrote:

forkazoo wrote:
Ian Salsbury wrote:

We tend to refer to what you call a "season" as a "series". So the
series finale is the finale of *this* series ie. what you would
refer to as this season. Classic Dr Who would be seen as having 26
different series over it`s lifespan.
In recent years the word season has cropped into UK usage more and
more due to it being so commonly used in interviews with US TV
people in magazines and the such.

So, what is the British term for what Americans call a series? The
"seven series" of Star Trek The Next Generation add up to make what?
When I'm in a mixed American/British english context, I never know
what to say whne I want to talk about a (American) series as a whole.

It's just called a series. The series Star Trek consisted of seven series.

Another distinction: a story told in parts is a "serial". So an old Doctor
who series consists of a number of serials.

Most people I know refer to a full run of loads of seasons just as a
programme or show. Also, I'm not sure about this theory of "season"
creeping into usage in the last few years. The old series is always
referred to as Season Seven, Season Eighteen, Season Twenty and so on
as far as I'm aware.

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