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Because it sounds manufactured? Doesn't sound natural. Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North/South America, Antartica, Beluaterra, Atmara, Dwilight... They mostly fit together. East "Island"? Not so much. Especially for a sprawling continent.
What do you think Australia means? Or Antarctica?
Which I am fine with. Calling it "South/Southern Island" would be ridiculous, however.Antartica is a romanized form of "opposite to the Arctic/Opposite of the North". Again, the name makes all the difference in comparison to the meaning. If they called it Anti-North, would that truly sound right? Or would you think our ancestors were on crack?
Terms for states and terms for continents don't equate. States are usually pretty horribly named. Continents not so much.
Because it sounds manufactured?
East of -what-?
When Australia was discovered by Europeans, Latin wasn't really of "far greater importance""The earliest recorded use of the word Australia in English was in 1625 in "A note of Australia del Espíritu Santo, written by Master Hakluyt", published by Samuel Purchas in Hakluytus Posthumus, a corruption of the original Spanish name Austrialia del Espíritu Santo for an island in Vanuatu."1625? Latin was mostly a dead language even then except in cases of the Catholic clergy and the more scholarly folk. It wasn't even used to refer to the continent we now know as Australia specifically until the late 1700s. Either way, find me a place in Europe that has such a silly sounding name that wasn't named within the last 200 years. Remember, the EC is essentially the birthplace of the game, yet it has one of the lamest names. It's the East Continent/Island? East of -what-?
When Australia was discovered by Europeans, Latin wasn't really of "far greater importance"1625? Latin was mostly a dead language even then except in cases of the Catholic clergy and the more scholarly folk. It wasn't even used to refer to the continent we now know as Australia specifically until the late 1700s.
Sorry for the double post, but on the subject of culture...The name of the continent. "East Continent" doesn't sound all that in character, especially for the oldest continent in the game. I know at one time I mentioned calling it Easterra, though it seems too much like Easter.What about the rest of you? Ever try putting a name to the land we call home?
De-Legro, please re-read my initial post on the matter.I was asking if there were other In Character attempts to name it. Instead I got "It was East Island".