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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 1466 Views
I tink they did - 31/12/2009 10:52:32 AM 758 Views
Yeah, you are right, checked it. For example, Mierin Sedai is mentioned! *NM* - 31/12/2009 11:02:11 AM 606 Views
Re: It just occured to me - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM 751 Views
Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 11:34:49 AM 714 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 02:20:32 PM 618 Views
In a democracy though... - 31/12/2009 02:38:21 PM 594 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... - 31/12/2009 04:30:58 PM 640 Views
Depends on what the actual translation is... - 31/12/2009 04:49:54 PM 628 Views
The translation... - 31/12/2009 06:17:07 PM 611 Views
Look at M'Hael - 31/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 643 Views
No... - 31/12/2009 08:19:18 PM 593 Views
And Sedai is not a title? - 31/12/2009 08:47:03 PM 675 Views
Nope, it is an honorific. - 31/12/2009 09:31:37 PM 741 Views
You're really splitting hairs... - 01/01/2010 04:06:02 PM 828 Views
That's why I said I was. - 01/01/2010 06:19:22 PM 742 Views
My 2 cents... which may only be worth 1 - 01/01/2010 06:39:52 PM 723 Views
I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 06:49:25 PM 719 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:27:57 PM 721 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 07:37:17 PM 705 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 08:08:58 PM 735 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. - 01/01/2010 09:05:45 PM 696 Views
I think we're pretty much in agreement - 01/01/2010 09:26:26 PM 710 Views
I'd agree with that. - 01/01/2010 10:20:52 PM 667 Views
I think it's a pride of humility thing.... - 31/12/2009 06:24:17 PM 672 Views
They don't care. The meaning of the honorific is irrelevant - all significance comes from context - 01/01/2010 06:08:40 AM 650 Views
I Agree - 01/01/2010 08:36:40 AM 582 Views
Re: I Agree - 01/01/2010 03:04:18 PM 576 Views

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