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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 1362 Views
I tink they did - 31/12/2009 10:52:32 AM 647 Views
Yeah, you are right, checked it. For example, Mierin Sedai is mentioned! *NM* - 31/12/2009 11:02:11 AM 496 Views
Re: It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM 652 Views
Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 11:34:49 AM 630 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 02:20:32 PM 545 Views
In a democracy though... - 31/12/2009 02:38:21 PM 497 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 04:30:58 PM 552 Views
Depends on what the actual translation is... - 31/12/2009 04:49:54 PM 535 Views
The translation... - 31/12/2009 06:17:07 PM 518 Views
Look at M'Hael - 31/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 540 Views
No... - 31/12/2009 08:19:18 PM 492 Views
And Sedai is not a title? - 31/12/2009 08:47:03 PM 574 Views
Nope, it is an honorific. - 31/12/2009 09:31:37 PM 642 Views
You're really splitting hairs... - 01/01/2010 04:06:02 PM 728 Views
That's why I said I was. - 01/01/2010 06:19:22 PM 643 Views
My 2 cents... which may only be worth 1 - 01/01/2010 06:39:52 PM 616 Views
I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 06:49:25 PM 613 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:27:57 PM 629 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:37:17 PM 589 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 08:08:58 PM 627 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 09:05:45 PM 599 Views
I think we're pretty much in agreement - 01/01/2010 09:26:26 PM 615 Views
I'd agree with that. - 01/01/2010 10:20:52 PM 564 Views
I think it's a pride of humility thing.... - 31/12/2009 06:24:17 PM 575 Views
They don't care. The meaning of the honorific is irrelevant - all significance comes from context - 01/01/2010 06:08:40 AM 531 Views
I Agree - 01/01/2010 08:36:40 AM 490 Views
Re: I Agree - 01/01/2010 03:04:18 PM 481 Views

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