Talk:G.I. Joe (franchise)

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The Japanese name

I considered rendering "chijou" (地上) as "World", but "World/Earth" is generally written as "chikyuu" (地球). The characters in "chijou" literally mean "ground" and "above". After Interrobang made the change, I decided to go through some online dictionaries and the paperback ones I have here at home to be sure, and none of them gave "world" as a synonym for "chijou". Only "above ground" or "land" or "earth's surface". While "Above Ground Strongest Expert Team" may sound truly awful, I think it is a more accurate translation than "World's Strongest Expert Team". If they had wanted "World's Strongest" they'd have gone with "地球最強", not "地上最強". --DrSpengler 00:04, 18 January 2010 (EST)

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