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Originally Posted by siccoyote  The point has been made in the past that people for whom English is not their first language find it easier to understand a film if they can read what is being said as well as hearing it. So putting English subtitles on DVDs even if the spoken language is English would make the release have wider appeal in the European market. |
This is very true for me. My first language is Swedish. When I see a movie with English audio without subtitles I can understand most of it, but often miss out some details, have to rewind and listen to it again etc. When I see a movie with English audio AND English subtitles it is sooooo much easier for me to follow. And maybe most important, the change of me buying the release INCREASES RADICALLY if English subtitles are included. And I am talking about "normal" subtitles, not Hard Of Hearing subtitles.
And of course, if the audio is Italian, Spanish etc I DEFINITELY needs English subtitles
This was my opinion.