Aeris/Aerith

[grim07]

[They got Sierra's name wrong

I wouldn't call that an 'error', per se. 'Sierra' and 'Shera' are probably virtually indistinguishable in Japanese, so 'Shera' is likely a valid rendering of the word.

Actually, there's an easy distinction Sierra has a large 'e' whereas Shera has a small 'e' to denote that you drop the 'i' of Shi and simply state She as opposed to Shie.

As for FFVI - those were deliberate changes, too, rather than errors. 'Terra' instead of 'Tina', for example, is frequently explained: it simply sounds more exotic, more suited to a fantasy character. 'Sabin' instead of 'Mash' is pure aesthetics; while you can argue that 'Aerith' is no more stupid than 'Aeris', there's no denying that 'Mash' is simply a stupid name in English.

I'm not saying that they are errors. I'm saying they are mistranslations. Deliberate ones, but mistranslations nontheless.
As for Mash... Eh, I don't think it's that dumb, but I know people with some very esoteric names.
In any case, the 'FF3' names are still not the official names just as 'FF3' is not the official name of the game. The prime source wins.

lol, ok buddy. you can run around and call all the characters by their real names, while I run around like a n00b calling her Aeris and not accepting that her real name is Aerith.

Fixed.

lol, changing my post? Wow. I guess I must be a so called "noob" because I call her what her name is in the game. Whatever you wanna call her is fine. Just remember, that everytime you turn on FFVII, start a new game, and it comes up as default "Aeris" that I was right. Everytime you look at that part of the game, I hope you think of me. Because there is no way in this world that you can change that default name to make it say "Aerith." It says "Aeris" as plain as day.

Just say that word aloud. "Aerith". It sounds like you have a lisp. Its stupid. Compared to "Aeris."