Question difference between harmageddon and armageddon

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difference between harmageddon and armageddon

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  1. no difference(different spellings)

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  2. there is a difference (do tell what it is)

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  3. dont know.

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  1. prajit3

    prajit3 Well-Known Member

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    I was reading the new chapter of EER(Everyone Else is a Returnee) when I saw the word "harmageddon" being used again.
    googling it tells me it is a different spelling for armageddon but I am not so sure,
    as, why would the translators use the less common spelling?
    so I am making this thread hoping someone can help me and tell what is the difference and if there is none why would they use the less common spelling.
    thanks in advance.
    ( added a poll for fun, in case there are more than 1 thought on the matter:) )
     
    prajit3, Aug 28, 2017
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  2. akki

    akki [Ani's C☕ffee-mate #3] [Shady Merchant]

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    They stick a h in front and say it is a different spelling with the same meaning? I've never heard of that before~
     
    akki, Aug 28, 2017
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    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    It's a Korean novel so i would've thought it would've been Farmageddon.
     
    elengee, Aug 28, 2017
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    prajit3 Well-Known Member

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    well, it is possible, but unlikely so I want to make sure.
     
    prajit3, Aug 28, 2017
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    prajit3 Well-Known Member

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    huh?
     
    prajit3, Aug 28, 2017
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    Armageddon has been (TM)
     
    Mantrazz, Aug 28, 2017
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    Harmagedōn or Ἁρμαγεδών ancient Greek while Armageddon is from the written Latin of late antiquity.
     
    Prometheus, Aug 28, 2017
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  8. KingOfMangonia

    KingOfMangonia [The Progenitor] [The Mango] [Logic]

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    KingOfMangonia, Aug 28, 2017
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    This is what wikipedia calls "Armagandon"

    My best guess is that since it involves multiple worlds, yet at the same time it wouldn't be the end of them, they called it something else.
     
    Dyone, Aug 28, 2017
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  10. MangoGuy

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    Hentai Armageddon?
     
    MangoGuy, Aug 28, 2017
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  11. akki

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    From what I see it might be a variation spelling from translating it over from another language
     
    akki, Aug 28, 2017
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    from our saviour wiki:
    "Armageddon (/ˌɑːrməˈɡɛdən/, from Ancient Greek: Ἁρμαγεδών Harmagedōn, Late Latin: Armagedōn,[3] from Hebrew: הר מגידו Har Megiddo)"
    In the end, it means the same ...

    Just like the difference between British English and American English:
    centre - center
    fibre - fiber
    litre - liter
    theatre - theater
     
    StuffedDuck, Aug 28, 2017
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    Different spellings.
     
    Jigoku Shounen, Aug 28, 2017
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    I don't read that novel but maybe the context the word is used in can help. But i think it's only a different spelling
     
    kaisersose, Aug 28, 2017
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    ...So in the end it's only a difference of spellings~
    Problem solved...
     
    RTS, Aug 28, 2017
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    I thought it meant heavenly armageddon in an abbreviated way. :hmm:
     
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    No difference
     
    oblueknighto, Aug 28, 2017
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  18. Lhie

    Lhie 『Procrastinator』「Argetlam」『Bibliophile』

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    I'm here for popcorn
    :blobpopcorn::blobpopcorn:
     
    Lhie, Aug 28, 2017
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    I thought it was cause of the heavenly metal Har-something. So Harmageddon.
     
    Aternus, Aug 28, 2017
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    A number of different languages surface through the ages and this is just one of them
     
    Trane, Aug 28, 2017
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