I know what you mean!
There are terms that I want to use, but then I pause to ponder if it even exists in Eorzea. In one RP scene, Roen was talking about the waltz. Does a dance like the waltz exist in Eorzea? It is a classical ballroom dance, so I just ran with it.
But I likely would not do the same with foxtrot (are there foxes in Eorzea...) or the rumba (latin influence) and or modern faster paced dances like the jive. I would be making up the descriptions for that type of a dance if it ever came to it. Although a "jig" would be okay to use in my book.
I also sometimes wonder if I can use the same equestrian terms like canter and gallop for chocobos. A canter probably not... since it is a rhythmic gait, but likely gallop and trot I can? I might be overthinking it a little when it comes to these.
So yes, I come across this problem often. I usually avoid terms that I know would break immersion, like a reference to a baseball swing.
There are terms that I want to use, but then I pause to ponder if it even exists in Eorzea. In one RP scene, Roen was talking about the waltz. Does a dance like the waltz exist in Eorzea? It is a classical ballroom dance, so I just ran with it.
But I likely would not do the same with foxtrot (are there foxes in Eorzea...) or the rumba (latin influence) and or modern faster paced dances like the jive. I would be making up the descriptions for that type of a dance if it ever came to it. Although a "jig" would be okay to use in my book.
I also sometimes wonder if I can use the same equestrian terms like canter and gallop for chocobos. A canter probably not... since it is a rhythmic gait, but likely gallop and trot I can? I might be overthinking it a little when it comes to these.
So yes, I come across this problem often. I usually avoid terms that I know would break immersion, like a reference to a baseball swing.
