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<blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 5597051" data-attributes="member: 1154">I'm wondering if anyone's put any thought into how people address each other in their settings, and in particular how different cultures in the same setting might address each other.For example, in the Shadows of the Apt series, which is what made me think of this topic, in the regions most focused on you typically address someone as 'Master,' i.e. Master Maker, Master Penhold, etc. However, although the entire world shares a common language, elsewhere the common terms are Sieur (M) and Bella (F), or Lord and Lady. In other areas, there is no common honorific.In Cold Magic, they use the terms Maester and Maestressa.It's something I never really gave much thought to, but it adds a neat little bit of detail into the world, and could even be useful for conveying information. For example, if someone addresses you as Sieur, you'd know they're from Solarno.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Asmor, post: 5597051, member: 1154"] I'm wondering if anyone's put any thought into how people address each other in their settings, and in particular how different cultures in the same setting might address each other. For example, in the Shadows of the Apt series, which is what made me think of this topic, in the regions most focused on you typically address someone as 'Master,' i.e. Master Maker, Master Penhold, etc. However, although the entire world shares a common language, elsewhere the common terms are Sieur (M) and Bella (F), or Lord and Lady. In other areas, there is no common honorific. In Cold Magic, they use the terms Maester and Maestressa. It's something I never really gave much thought to, but it adds a neat little bit of detail into the world, and could even be useful for conveying information. For example, if someone addresses you as Sieur, you'd know they're from Solarno. [/QUOTE]

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