On CNN

Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:54 pm GMT
I always here this phrase, or something like it that goes "closed captioning hours is sponsored by...."
What's that mean?
Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:18 pm GMT
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?
Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:24 pm GMT
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?
JJ   Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:18 pm GMT
<<"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
Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:03 pm GMT
Thanks.

""closed captions are the text versions of the spoken part of a program"
Why are they called "closed" thu? Any idea?
Uriel   Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:11 pm GMT
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.
George   Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:37 pm GMT
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.'
Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:51 pm GMT
'Most of the world does not distinguish captions from subtitles.'

That's a good point. What's the difference between captions and subtitles?
Guest   Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:11 pm GMT
<<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."