I always here this phrase, or something like it that goes "closed captioning hours is sponsored by...."
What's that mean?
What's that mean?
On CNN
Also,
"For men, shaving the face enables it to stay cleaner and is a more acceptable hygienic practice, especially for those who work in corporate America."
what is corporate America?
"For men, shaving the face enables it to stay cleaner and is a more acceptable hygienic practice, especially for those who work in corporate America."
what is corporate America?
Also,
"In the end, he was found guilty only of providing material support to terrorists and was sentenced to five and half years — a term he might complete before year’s end."
What does the phrase,: "before year's end" mean?
"In the end, he was found guilty only of providing material support to terrorists and was sentenced to five and half years — a term he might complete before year’s end."
What does the phrase,: "before year's end" mean?
<<"closed captioning hours is sponsored by...." >>
closed captions are the text versions of the spoken part of a program, catering to the needs of the deaf and hearing impaired. Since CNN is a 24-hour channel, they probably limit this service to day and prime time hours. Providing this service is very expensive so CNN probably solicits corporate sponsorship to help pay the costs.
<<what is corporate America?>>
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America
<<What does the phrase,: "before year's end" mean?>>
By the end of the year
closed captions are the text versions of the spoken part of a program, catering to the needs of the deaf and hearing impaired. Since CNN is a 24-hour channel, they probably limit this service to day and prime time hours. Providing this service is very expensive so CNN probably solicits corporate sponsorship to help pay the costs.
<<what is corporate America?>>
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_America
<<What does the phrase,: "before year's end" mean?>>
By the end of the year
Thanks.
""closed captions are the text versions of the spoken part of a program"
Why are they called "closed" thu? Any idea?
""closed captions are the text versions of the spoken part of a program"
Why are they called "closed" thu? Any idea?
I think words inside quotation marks are sometimes referred to as being "in closed caps", meaning they are a verbatim transcription, rather than a paraphrase or simple description. I might guess "closed" in this sense comes from "enclosed" -- to be within.
Someone else wrote on Wikipedia, 'The term "closed" in closed captioning indicates that not all viewers see the captions — only those who choose to decode or activate them. This distinguishes from "open captions" (sometimes called "burned-in" or "hardcoded" captions), which are visible to all viewers.
'Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles.'
'Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles.'
'Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles.'
That's a good point. What's the difference between captions and subtitles?
That's a good point. What's the difference between captions and subtitles?
<<That's a good point. What's the difference between captions and subtitles?>>
In the same wikipedia article:
"Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles. In the United States and Canada, these terms do have different meanings, however: 'subtitles' assume the viewer can hear but cannot understand the language, so they only translate dialogue and some on-screen text. 'Captions' aim to describe all significant audio content — spoken dialogue and non-speech information such as the identity of speakers and their manner of speaking — along with music or sound effects using words or symbols."
In the same wikipedia article:
"Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles. In the United States and Canada, these terms do have different meanings, however: 'subtitles' assume the viewer can hear but cannot understand the language, so they only translate dialogue and some on-screen text. 'Captions' aim to describe all significant audio content — spoken dialogue and non-speech information such as the identity of speakers and their manner of speaking — along with music or sound effects using words or symbols."