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* books, movies, games, ... when depicting the past or past-like settings (such as historical fiction or fantasy) | * books, movies, games, ... when depicting the past or past-like settings (such as historical fiction or fantasy) | ||
* when addressing a deity or a king | * when addressing a deity or a king | ||
* in BDSM contexts when a slave refers to their master. | * in BDSM contexts when a "slave" refers to their "master". | ||
In modern Tíogall, ''fiar'' and ''séid'' are used for family members, friends, children or teens, animals, people on the Internet, or to address people of equal or lower social position, and ''dTlá'' is used to an addressee of higher position and for strangers; for example, it is considered acceptable for a professor to address his students, or for a boss his employees, using ''fiar'' or ''séid''. | In modern Tíogall, ''fiar'' and ''séid'' are used for family members, friends, children or teens, animals, people on the Internet, or to address people of equal or lower social position, and ''dTlá'' is used to an addressee of higher position and for strangers; for example, it is considered acceptable for a professor to address his students, or for a boss his employees, using ''fiar'' or ''séid''. | ||