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Doesn't "I see you" as an intimate greeting appear prior to Avatar in film/literature?

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amioutaline?

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I can't pin it down but it's been bothering me ever since halfway thru Dances with Na'Avis. I mention 'Dances' because I feel that's where it's from.

Also, I'm not familiar with really early Lit.; did Clemens rip-off Chaucer or somebody for the plot of Connecticut Yankee? That's my earliest recollection of the Dances/Ferngully/Avatar plot, best realised in an honest homage in, of course, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

BTW, I loved the viewing in 3-D and managed to sublimate my loathing for the plot and characters until I brushed off the popcorn hulls. Definitely an Award winner. Oscar for FX, Razzie for plot.

Follow Ups:

It's Zulu, "sawubono". - J.R. 09:01:32 01/10/10 (3)
It means "hello," "good morning," "good afternoon," "good evening."
An ancient, traditional greeting. Regards,

J.R.
- RE: It's Zulu, "sawubono". - Steph�n 08:38:23 01/11/10 (1)
  According to the Fifth Discipline Fieldbook (Senge et al.), "Among the
  tribes of northern Natal in South Africa, the most common greeting,
  equivalent tpo 'hello' in English, is the expression: Sawu bona.
  
  "It literally means 'I see you.' If you are a member of the tribe, you
  might reply by saying Sikhona, 'I am here.' The order of the exchange
  is important: until you see me, I do not exist. It's as if, when you see
  me, you bring me into existence."
  
  �
  
  Normal is just a setting on the dryer.
  - Exactly. NT - J.R. 08:45:41 01/11/10 (0)
    NT
- RE: It's Zulu, "sawubono". That's it! - amioutaline? 09:08:32 01/10/10 (0)
  It's in those South African potboilers from the guy who wrote Seventh Seal, I think. The hero has a Zulu servant and that's the greeting they use. Good one, thanx.
"Pocohantas" was ripped off, definitely. But the plots been a clich� for ages.nt - tinear 08:42:53 01/10/10 (0)
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