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A thing I’ve been thinking about lately re: Dune is how effectively Herbert points out the usefulness of having many names. Paul Atreides, son of the Duke, Muad’dib, the Lisan al Gaib, Usul to his close friends. It’s all the same human being, and they’re all different people
For a more simple and intuitive example: sometimes Leo calls Josiah Bartlett “Jed”, and sometimes he calls him “Mr. President”, and it’s a meaningful choice each time https://t.co/MC3X2ax49g
lately noticed that my wife and i now sometimes call each other mummy and daddy, not directly, but as a proxy, like Leo using "Mr. President": to signify that we are addressing each other as parents and not as spouses/lovers. i put some affect on it https://t.co/Hvl9k9tawQ
lately noticed that my wife and i now sometimes call each other mummy and daddy, not directly, but as a proxy, like Leo using "Mr. President": to signify that we are addressing each other as parents and not as spouses/lovers. i put some affect on it https://t.co/Hvl9k9tawQ