>> Also, on a more personal level, the name "Aes
>>Sedai" reminds me a lot of a certain Amy Grant
>>song (ask Sam for the name of it--
>
> I assume you're referring to "El Shaddai." I
>didn't think that when I first saw the name "Aes
>Sedai," but I did think it was a pretty silly
>name.

Yes, that's it exactly. And everytime I read the name "Aes Sedai" in EOTW, I hear Amy Grant singing "Aes Sedai, Aes Sedai, blah blah blah..." I hate it. I hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it. But of course, this is obviously a personal thing, and I can't hold Jordan responsible for my strange neural firings.