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DarkHunter Since: Jan, 2001
CamelCase Since: Jul, 2016
2016-07-15 02:29:22

That would make sense, but I can't help but feel that if I put it up as Talking To Himself someone would delete it as misuse.

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war877 Since: Dec, 2015
2016-07-15 07:51:26

It falls under acting for two. Talking to himself is a subtrope for when they have a conversation with each other.

Edited by war877
DarkHunter Since: Jan, 2001
2016-07-15 09:45:52

If that is true, then the Acting for Two page needs some alteration.

And I quote:

"Understandably this happens a lot in animation, simply by giving the same voice actor multiple roles; see Talking To Himself for that version."

Or perhaps I'm just being dumb and misreading things?

Edited by DarkHunter
CamelCase Since: Jul, 2016
2016-07-15 13:18:44

So, I just don't put the example up until the definitions are sorted out?

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war877 Since: Dec, 2015
2016-07-15 14:01:50

^^You are right. There is at least one factual inaccuracy on one of those two pages, because they contradict each other on a point.

The point being , is talking to himself about one person talking to himself as two characters, as the trope is defined, or is it about voice actors acting for two, which is how the trope is not defined?

tryrar Since: Sep, 2010
2016-07-16 08:42:08

I'd say Acting for Two would also apply for voice actors, with Talking To Himself for when such roles regularly interact with each other. No need to complicate things by giving the latter an alternate definition

DarkHunter Since: Jan, 2001
2016-07-16 12:00:15

Fair enough. As long as the definitions are consistent.

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