oops.... I meant my reply for the list, not just to Philip. Here it is. -- Mark A. Mandel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 16:11:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> To: Mark A Mandel <mam at theworld.com> Subject: Re: proofreading etc [spoilers 4 tEoDM/SL] Meant for the list too? On Thu, 6 May 2004, Mark A Mandel wrote: > On Thu, 6 May 2004, Philip Hart wrote: > > >>> > No smear intended - I at least was unaware of this fact, and thought it > might be noted by someone with linguistic expertise and a faq. > <<< > > It is interesting; yet another point to look into. > > >>> > > And, of course, sometimes the appropriate word for members of the House > > of the Dragon is "Dragonlords". > > Presumably there's a theory about the existence of "Dragonlord" and > "Hawklord" and the apparent absence of "Issolalord" etc. > <<< > > While they're theoretically all noble, most of the houses are in fact > middle-class (http://cracksandshards.com/characteristics.html) : > > ----------------- > > Although technically all the houses except the Teckla are "noble > houses", "only a few [of the 'noble houses'] ... contain any of the > aristocracy, and then only a few of that House" [Tek27; Paresh > speaking]. Kelly implies that the Houses of the Dragon, Dzur, and Lyorn > comprise the bulk of the aristocracy [Tek188]. The House of the Phoenix > is almost certainly also largely aristocratic, but they are the smallest > House and so do not count toward the "bulk". In fact, Paarfi takes for > granted the existence of bourgeoisie as well as nobility [FHYA285]. > Vlad, technically a noble of the Jhereg, makes his living (for most of > his career that we've seen so far) as a mobster and an assassin. > > ----------------- > > >>> > And perhaps about Pel's invariable title "Venerance". > <<< > > Aerich's, too. They're both dukes. Presumably it's the official form of > address to a duke. > > [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.] > > -- Mark A. Mandel > http://cracksandshards.com > a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website