i also noted a while back that in a lot of japanese words that end with the u, the u is nearly or completely silent which could have added another dimension to the mistranslation, and why i still pronounce it Aeris but spell it Aerith since it's a japanese name, but i will not call Sephiroth Sephiros because Sephiroth is a proper latin word to describe the upper echelons of the tree of life in the Kabala... in other words i pronounce all words in games/books with the rules of their originating language... but for sake of argument here in the US (and other english speaking countries) it's Aerith...