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It just occured to me Etzel Send a noteboard - 31/12/2009 10:12:12 AM
Isn't it a bit curious that many Aes Sedai demand of lesser people that they are called by their name and the "honorific Sedai". After all, many or most Aes Sedai and other educated people should know that "sedai" just means "servant" in the Old Tongue. That basically means an Aes Sedai e.g. wants to be properly adressed by a servant/novice as "Servant Lelaine", "Servant Elaida" or "Servant Cadsuane", for example. On the other hand, it's said that a character like Nynaeve often tries to make a point by never adding the honorific Sedai to the name, though that only means that she doesn't call the Aes Sedai servant.

I also wondered, did we ever learn if the Aes Sedai in the AoL, also added the honorific sedai to their name, like Lews Sedai? I only remember their honorific third name.

Anyway, on an unrelated side-note:
Just learned that you can already preorder Towers of Midnight from Amazon.uk. :)
Towers of Midnight
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It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 10:12:12 AM 1447 Views
I tink they did - 31/12/2009 10:52:32 AM 736 Views
Re: It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM 727 Views
Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 11:34:49 AM 699 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 02:20:32 PM 603 Views
In a democracy though... - 31/12/2009 02:38:21 PM 574 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 04:30:58 PM 622 Views
Depends on what the actual translation is... - 31/12/2009 04:49:54 PM 612 Views
The translation... - 31/12/2009 06:17:07 PM 591 Views
Look at M'Hael - 31/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 625 Views
No... - 31/12/2009 08:19:18 PM 572 Views
And Sedai is not a title? - 31/12/2009 08:47:03 PM 656 Views
Nope, it is an honorific. - 31/12/2009 09:31:37 PM 719 Views
You're really splitting hairs... - 01/01/2010 04:06:02 PM 807 Views
That's why I said I was. - 01/01/2010 06:19:22 PM 722 Views
My 2 cents... which may only be worth 1 - 01/01/2010 06:39:52 PM 702 Views
I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 06:49:25 PM 695 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:27:57 PM 705 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:37:17 PM 676 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 08:08:58 PM 717 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 09:05:45 PM 678 Views
I think we're pretty much in agreement - 01/01/2010 09:26:26 PM 692 Views
I'd agree with that. - 01/01/2010 10:20:52 PM 647 Views
I think it's a pride of humility thing.... - 31/12/2009 06:24:17 PM 653 Views
They don't care. The meaning of the honorific is irrelevant - all significance comes from context - 01/01/2010 06:08:40 AM 619 Views
I Agree - 01/01/2010 08:36:40 AM 564 Views
Re: I Agree - 01/01/2010 03:04:18 PM 559 Views

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