Aeris vs. Aerith - Page 5

September 4, 2007, 6:55 AM

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The reason I'm being pissy is because you started off by making it seem like the name "Aerith" was stupid and that anyone would be stupid to prefer it.

I DO think the name Aerith is stupid. But only because I'm used to Aeris. To me, it sounds snobbish and elitist to see people using Aerith, when I know damn well that ALL of them played the game with a character called Aeris.

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so I feel like I have to let people know the real facts of the topic

That's fine. We're cool.

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ut in addition - my thread wasn't even supposed to be about which came first, or which one you're used to. It's which one you think sounds better (although I can see how being used to one version can make it sound better).

And that's what I'm talking about. Dude, they could have translated her name to "Ass Pimple", and I STILL wouldn't call her Aerith.

People are trying to play this off like it's no big deal...which in the grand scheme of things, it isn't. But they're trying to change the name of a hugely popular fictional character. It would be no different than if we discovered tomorrow that Harry Potter is actually Harry Porter. HUGE diffference. Granted, the name might have been Aerith in Japan, but I loved the character named Aeris. To me, she's as real as any character in fiction. She's as real as the Roland of Gilead, or Odd Thomas.

And dead as a doornail, unfortunately...

Anyway, no harm done. I think we both now fully understand each other's stance on the matter. But to answer your original question, I personally think Aerith sounds funny. I don't like /th/ ending any word, honestly. And Aeris sounds so girly, so cute.

September 4, 2007, 7:22 AM

Yeah... something about the th on Aerith makes me think of elves for some reason.

Plus, I kinda feel like I have to force the th and say the name a little slower, whereas Aeris just flows.

September 4, 2007, 2:41 PM

Right. JDawg and Ryushikaze, you are both getting infractions for flaming. This forum is for opinions and the pair of you are runing this topic by arguing with each other and name calling.

September 4, 2007, 2:55 PM

This is what Wikipedia says:

Aerith's original Japanese name is エアリス (Earisu) [eaɺ̠is(ɯ)] . This has been translated to "Aeris" in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Tactics, but later as "Aerith". Both translations are technically correct, as the Japanese "su" (ス) is used when transcribing "s" (/s/) and "th" (/θ/) to Japanese. However, developers have stated "Earisu" is a (non-standard) Japanese transliteration of the English word "Earth"[11], creating arguments that "Aeris" is either a mistranslation or aesthetic change.

IMO if Wikipeadia doesn't know no one does

here's the whole thing though
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough

September 4, 2007, 2:58 PM

But Wikipedia has many, many sections written by people who probably only believe somethings right because they believe it to be right.
So this person may just be a die hard fan of the game and not really know this. You cant believe everything on Wiki to be 100% fact.

Now, back on topic guys please.
This is about which do you prefer, Aeris or Aerith. Not where it comes from.

September 4, 2007, 4:01 PM

Juneau, stop posting off topic. Ive deleted your previous post as it brings nothing to the topic.

This threads about which name you prefer, so please stick to that.

September 4, 2007, 4:19 PM

Oh ok, I noticed that my post was missing... sry, just PM me next time, not hoping to be a next time, you delete one of my posts cause i posted the thing twice.

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I prefer Aeris to Aerith, since I knew her as Aeris for 6-7 years... changing it just makes no sense to me. And when I first heard and saw her name as Aerith it confused me, and I thought who's the idiot that mistyped her name, later i even started to doubt myself so I replayed ff7

just to be sure it was Aeris and I hadn't gone mad

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EDIT: Pm you fo what? Both posts were off topic and deleted. I see no need to PM you for deleting a post. SS.

September 4, 2007, 4:36 PM

I always liked Aeris. Aerith is nice, but Aeris is how I'm used to seeing spelled as in the game and is the one that stuck with me as being her actual name (changed or not)...

September 4, 2007, 5:40 PM

I dont like either name to me they both suck as well as the character but since in my game her official name is Aeris ,although i usually call her Zombie, RIP and stuff like that, then i suppose i will choose Aeris.

September 5, 2007, 1:46 AM

I feel SO vindicated!

Aeris is better. Way better.