Sword Art Online - Names and Terminology

[Tap]

Well, before anyone points it out, "The Gleameyes" was given in English in the light novel.
I'll rather go with that, since we're translating the LN.

Oh, and Misogi, any info on the towns' names for the other towns recently?

[Misogi]

I'll catch up to the 8th episode this week. I only watched 2/3 of Episode 4 last week.

I'll make a long post about the terminology I noted.

Edit : RL issues. Sorry for the really long delay, I'll do my post on Thursday or Friday.

[OnMyWay]

I have a question about "Salemburg". The spelling in anime is a bit difference from what I think all along.
Is it because the anime team changed the city's name or something?

Spoiler! :

It'sセルムブルグ(se-ru-mu-bu-ru-gu) not サレムブルグ(sa-re-mu-bu-ru-gu)

[Lan013]

I have a question about "Salemburg". The spelling in anime is a bit difference from what I think all along.
Is it because the anime team changed the city's name or something?

Spoiler! :

It'sセルムブルグ(se-ru-mu-bu-ru-gu) not サレムブルグ(sa-re-mu-bu-ru-gu)

You don't read "Salemburg" as "Sa-lem-burg" but "Sei-lem-burg". Though it might be read differently like "Selmburg".

[Tap]

The kana used is the same.
The one who first used Salemburg's probably Sharramon, who translated from Korean, which might have slight variations.
I don't really mind changing it, but it'll be better to wait for Misogi who watches the official French subs that seems to have proper communication channels with the people in Japan.

[Ushwood]

In 7-3 Yuuki's alias is translated (as Absolute Sword), in 7-5 it's left untranslated (Zekken).
What do we do? I prefer the translated version, since it's in kanji (not katakana) originally.

[Shin Aku]

Vol. 4, Chapter 8, near beginning;

"Recon, that's enough! Escape outside!!"
Lyfa couldn't watch any longer and cried out. Once a player had evacuated he couldn't pass through the door again while there was still a battle going on inside. She decided that she would endure to her limit, then fly up while chanting a healing spell.

Well, you can't evacuate a Person, because if you evacuat something you take out the air of it. So if you take out a persons air - the person may die. Better to write: "Once a player had left (...)"

[Tap]

Evacuated... as in escaped, isn't it?

[M.A.D]

Vol. 4, Chapter 8, near beginning;

"Recon, that's enough! Escape outside!!"
Lyfa couldn't watch any longer and cried out. Once a player had evacuated he couldn't pass through the door again while there was still a battle going on inside. She decided that she would endure to her limit, then fly up while chanting a healing spell.

Well, you can't evacuate a Person, because if you evacuat something you take out the air of it. So if you take out a persons air - the person may die. Better to write: "Once a player had left (...)"

Evacuate also has the meaning of human vacating a certain location for safety reason. You also use it in "emergency evacuation" or "evacuating a town", so I don't see a reason why it can't be used here.

[Shin Aku]

Vol. 4, Chapter 8, near beginning;

"Recon, that's enough! Escape outside!!"
Lyfa couldn't watch any longer and cried out. Once a player had evacuated he couldn't pass through the door again while there was still a battle going on inside. She decided that she would endure to her limit, then fly up while chanting a healing spell.

Well, you can't evacuate a Person, because if you evacuat something you take out the air of it. So if you take out a persons air - the person may die. Better to write: "Once a player had left (...)"

Evacuate also has the meaning of human vacating a certain location for safety reason. You also use it in "emergency evacuation" or "evacuating a town", so I don't see a reason why it can't be used here.

You can evacuate a room of ppl, but you can not evacuate a person itself. Its wrong! I know some news in TV use the same mistake, but it's still wrong. The meaning of evacuate is to to make room or drain/ clean. So, if you drain a human - well think he die....... If you still do not believe me google it!

[Pryun]

@ShinAku: you are right. I changed it to evacuated the room. I have no need to google it though, as evacuate means clear. You can't clear a person...

BTW, this page should be for names and terminology only. these kind of questions can go into the main page^^

[Shin Aku]

@ShinAku: you are right. I changed it to evacuated the room. I have no need to google it though, as evacuate means clear. You can't clear a person...

BTW, this page should be for names and terminology only. these kind of questions can go into the main page^^

Thanks and sorry for the little argue. I only want to make clear my opinion. And for ppl who want to know how to evacuade ppl you should read this: http://www.grammarunderground.com/can-y ... erson.html

Also, my mother language is not English, so I had opened up my dictionary, watched out of the word "terminology" and it has the same meaning as in my language and a synonym of termonology is phraseology, so I thought it fits in here.

[Pryun]

While that IS terminology, I think this page is more of SAO terminology, which is terms unique/common to SAO. Stuff like <<Snake Bite>>, <<Horizontal>> and stuff(Although my examples are technically names), not general terminology issues.

I think.(Maybe I'm wrong/under the wrong impression.)

[dim1]

Gotta ask since it's something that was brought up in the wiki, what is the correct name for lieutenant Cobalt? Since we're coming up with conflicts due to anime.

[Pryun]

Who is Cobalt? I don't remember any lieutenants at all, in SAO.