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I looked around and didn't see a thread about this so i made it.
I just started learning Japanese and i learned that in Japan R's are pronounced as L's. So instead of Riza it's actually Lisa. Maybe it's just my book is a crock, or a knockoff or something.
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It's generally written and pronounced 'Riza' with an R sound. 'Liza' might be an extraneous translation or somesuch, but I'm not familiar enough with Japanese spelling to say any more than that it's what everyone except for Evil Genius spelled it as. Sometimes, Ls and Rs sound similar- in the anime subs, Alphonse sounds sort of in betwee that and 'Arphonse' but it's pretty apparent that it's supposed to be Alphonse. Riza is the same. It sounds a bit closer to an R, though.
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R's are pronounced as neither "R" nor "L". There is really no differentiation, and this causes confusion to native speakers who try to learn other languages.
There's no correct way as far as we know. Riza sounds cooler, though.
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QUOTE(Toby-Chan @ May 17 2006, 09:31 PM) [snapback]396877[/snapback]
R's are pronounced as neither "R" nor "L". There is really no differentiation, and this causes confusion to native speakers who try to learn other languages.
There's no correct way as far as we know. Riza sounds cooler, though.
yeah Riza does sound better.
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I think it's Riza........well, cuzz Riza gots an edge to it..... and Lt. Hawkeye is edgy...^^
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me being the ROYxRIZA fan I am im pretty sure it's Riza with an "R". It says so on offical sites and so forth, "Liza" probably came from wrong dubbing as others have said before, so yea. It sounds better as Riza anyway
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Actually, the official translators screwed up big-time. I know for a fact that it's 'Lisa' and not 'Riza'.
Remember when Roy and the gang were hunting for Barry the Chopper in the manga? Remember what Hawkeye's codename was? 'Elizabeth'. What's short for 'Elizabeth'? 'Lisa'.
THat is unless, of course, Arakawa in mind had that quirky Eastern European version of the name, 'Erszebet', in which case it actually could be shortened to 'Riza'. But that's not especially likely.
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QUOTE(Void @ May 20 2006, 03:44 PM) [snapback]398374[/snapback]
Remember when Roy and the gang were hunting for Barry the Chopper in the manga? Remember what Hawkeye's codename was? 'Elizabeth'. What's short for 'Elizabeth'? 'Lisa'.
Yes. A code name. Meaning not her real name. And Jean was Jaqueline, Kain was Kate, and eventually, Barry was "Bonnie".
I sure hope those aren't their 'real' names.
Really, why would they use her real full name as a code name when they were trying to hide the fact that they really were talking to each other?
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QUOTE(Toby-Chan @ May 20 2006, 07:18 PM) [snapback]398389[/snapback]
QUOTE(Void @ May 20 2006, 03:44 PM) [snapback]398374[/snapback]
Remember when Roy and the gang were hunting for Barry the Chopper in the manga? Remember what Hawkeye's codename was? 'Elizabeth'. What's short for 'Elizabeth'? 'Lisa'.
Yes. A code name. Meaning not her real name. And Jean was Jaqueline, Kain was Kate, and eventually, Barry was "Bonnie".
I sure hope those aren't their 'real' names.
Really, why would they use her real full name as a code name when they were trying to hide the fact that they really were talking to each other?
Because the casual observer wouldn't be able to make that connection, anyway.
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