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Yeah, you are right, checked it. For example, Mierin Sedai is mentioned! *NM* Etzel Send a noteboard - 31/12/2009 11:02:11 AM
I seem to remember that the Aiel did that when Rand experienced his anchestors' lives in Rhuidean.

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. :)
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It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 10:12:12 AM 1443 Views
I tink they did - 31/12/2009 10:52:32 AM 730 Views
Yeah, you are right, checked it. For example, Mierin Sedai is mentioned! *NM* - 31/12/2009 11:02:11 AM 577 Views
Re: It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM 723 Views
Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 11:34:49 AM 696 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 02:20:32 PM 600 Views
In a democracy though... - 31/12/2009 02:38:21 PM 570 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 04:30:58 PM 620 Views
Depends on what the actual translation is... - 31/12/2009 04:49:54 PM 608 Views
The translation... - 31/12/2009 06:17:07 PM 588 Views
Look at M'Hael - 31/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 621 Views
No... - 31/12/2009 08:19:18 PM 568 Views
And Sedai is not a title? - 31/12/2009 08:47:03 PM 653 Views
Nope, it is an honorific. - 31/12/2009 09:31:37 PM 716 Views
You're really splitting hairs... - 01/01/2010 04:06:02 PM 806 Views
That's why I said I was. - 01/01/2010 06:19:22 PM 718 Views
My 2 cents... which may only be worth 1 - 01/01/2010 06:39:52 PM 699 Views
I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 06:49:25 PM 693 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:27:57 PM 702 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:37:17 PM 672 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 08:08:58 PM 715 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 09:05:45 PM 674 Views
I think we're pretty much in agreement - 01/01/2010 09:26:26 PM 688 Views
I'd agree with that. - 01/01/2010 10:20:52 PM 646 Views
I think it's a pride of humility thing.... - 31/12/2009 06:24:17 PM 650 Views
They don't care. The meaning of the honorific is irrelevant - all significance comes from context - 01/01/2010 06:08:40 AM 611 Views
I Agree - 01/01/2010 08:36:40 AM 561 Views
Re: I Agree - 01/01/2010 03:04:18 PM 555 Views

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