Comment on How Chrono Trigger Taught Me The Word ‘Epoch’
krunklom@lemmy.zip 2 days agoI was in my 30s when I realized phoenix down was, like, the down feathers from a phoenix. Like goose down. And not “PHOENIX DOWN!”
wavebeam@lemmy.world 2 days ago
simsalabim@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I see why that would be confusing 😂. The German translation has always been Phönixfeder, which translates to Phoenix Feather.
Nikls94@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Which results in a WTF moment when you start playing the games in English
simsalabim@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I understood from context that down in this case means Daune, not runter :D