Lawkeeper is lot easer to translate into other langues and cultures than sheriff. Also the word it self even purely translated into any culture can be understood. Sherrif does not neatly translate and their for not as practical as lawkeeper.
Lawkeeper is lot easer to translate into other langues and cultures than sheriff. Also the word it self even purely translated into any culture can be understood. Sherrif does not neatly translate and their for not as practical as lawkeeper.
Again, why can't the word 'sheriff' be understood, but words like ambassador or mayor or consulate can be?Originally Posted by steadyhand08
The 'it translates better' argument doesn't make linguistic sense.
"What happened to the word sheriff?"
Same thing that happened to the word ******ed, it became politically incorrect.
See you see how they blocked the word:
http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=******
OMFG this is awesome they are censoring the damn links. lolololol.
Still funny as hell though.. From your link: "
******
An arbitrary string of letters that likely form the word you will exclaim when you realize that you followed a censored link.
friend on MSN: Hey check this link it's hilarious. gotta go. bbl(link)"
you: "What, no definition??? ******"
"
Because I don't think any of those words are spoken and I think most have a equlivet I can't think of another word for sheffri can't spell on phone :-)
IMO, the term sheriff has quite a different meaning in American english than in British english. In America, Sheriff's are elected, in British English, they are appointed by the King. So, a new term was invented that is more universal and appropriate for the show/game.
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I was under the impression that Sheriff's were voted in, and in the Defiance world Lawkeepers are appointed by the Mayor.
On one of the load screens in the game, it states that a Lawkeeper is elected. However, in the show, Nolan was just given the title by the mayor. Could be that Defiance and San Fran have two different ways in appointing a Lawkeeper or, and this might be the more interesting possibility, the mayor overstepped her bounds by appointing Nolan.
If it is the latter, then Defiance could have, and probably should have, a Lawkeeper election to go along with the mayoral election that is coming up.
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