Her name has been discussed too many times and here's how one went...http://www.eyesonff.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57856
Her name has been discussed too many times and here's how one went...http://www.eyesonff.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57856
So if you want people to pronounce it properly it needs to stay "Aeris" so people aren't saying it with that damn lisp.
I think its spelled Aerith everywhere or should be and Aeris is the proper way to pronounce it in Japan while pronouncing it as Aerith is the proper way to pronounce it for most Europeans and Americans. The japanese pronounce th as an s. Theres plenty of arguments for it like in Terra*Aerises link but I think thats how it should work in general.
I was much sadder when General Leo died, because he was trying to save people, plus he was sexy and the sprite was awesomely cute. ;__;
Aeris was none of these.
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You know, I only realized her named was "Heiress" a couple of years after I bought FF7. I used to pronounce it "Aeries." A lot of people probably did at first.Originally Posted by Vyk
I don't really want to drag this out again . . .
but I believe the original spelling of her name, Aerith still fits with an english pronunciation if only slightly (to sound like a Scott saying earth), because she had such a strong connection to the planet.
. . . but I also believe Aeris as in "Heiress" fits, because she is the last heir/heiress to the knowledge of the Cetra.
*sigh* Anyway . . . yeah, "Heiress" sounds better.
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[QUOTE=Mercen-X]The original original spelling was probably "Erith," the Hebrew word for "Flower," which would hvae become "Earisu" when translated into Japanese. "Earisu" is the actual Japanese form of her name, with "Aerith" and "Aeris" being two alternate romanizations.
I find it quite humorous myself, as it would mean "Aerith" would be correct in terms of pronunciation when using English phoenetic values.
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that sucked. watching too much g4tech blew it for me. i saw it before i played it so i was assed out from the emotional aspect
Still. She's not a Hebrew character. She's Japanes. And if (and only if) you want to pronounce it like the Japanese, Aeris would be the best spelling, 'cause then the average joe that doesn't know hebrew, japanese, or latin, is gonna see an S and pronounce it what that sound. No average fellow is gonna see "TH" and pronounce it "S".
Other than that it reeeaaally doesn't matter. By the way, why DID it become an issue? I saw people calling her Aerith even before KH and stuff. Was the PAL versions of FF7 different from American or something? Or was it just Square and Sony bickering over it?
Actually, it makes a lot of sense for Aeris' name to have been originally taken from Hebrew. Many names and concepts in FFVII relate to Kabbalah, a branch of Jewish mysticism. The name "Sephiroth" is actually a critical concept to Kabbalah. I won't go into detail here, but the Sephiroth is comprised of ten "spheres", which adds meaning to the emphasis on numbers/numerology in the game. Similarly, 'Tifa Lockhart' relates to a part of the Sephiroth, Tiferet (or Tipereth), which deals with balance and with love. In any case, Hebrew is important to Kabbalah (or Cabbalah, or any of a number of spellings). Hence, Aeris' name originating in Hebrew makes quite a bit of sense, given the game's underlying references and thematic structure.
Last edited by Masamune·1600; 04-15-2005 at 07:39 AM.
I can't stop thinking about the Scottish pronunciation of Earth...
Aerith... hehehe...
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Oh from what I've heard I don't doubt that's where they got their inspiration from. I'm just saying for those that want to pronounce her name as Earisu or whatever, yet think Aerith is the correct romanization, yet still give it an S sound. They're all over the chart. Aeris captures all of that without complexity. It's a valid romanization, and pronounced very much the same as the way the Japanese would say her name. Even if "su" should become "th" we're not supposed to SAY the "th" sound. So...
Aeris/aerith death was sad i have played the game a good few times and it still hurts to see her die but her thanks to her dying i h8ed sephiroth even more and i trained the rest of there butts of and i slayed him so her death came in usful
Since when was that something to be happy about...Personally, it didn't bother me in the least. Wasn't sad, mad, happy, or anything, was just, "Huh, that's interesting". Maybe I lack human emotions.
Anyway, yeah, Aeris dying was sad for me, (even though i knew it was gonna happen cuz it was spoiled for me...) but it certainly makes you hate Sephiroth that much more.
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Hate? Sephiroth? Are those two words legal in a sentence? Sephiroth rocks! True he killed Aeris, but I'm a Tifa fan! Now, if he had killed Tifa or Vincent, I would have despised him til the end of time.
Her death was actually funny. I really don't care that she died.
I was quite happy that she died.Since when was that something to be happy about...
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