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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] mu' chu' chabal tetlh!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Roney, Jr.)
Tue Mar 21 10:19:32 2017
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From: "Michael Roney, Jr." <nahqun@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:19:29 -0400
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Rhona Fenwick <qeslagh@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> ghItlhpu' naHQun, jatlh:
>
> > kiss v.
>
>
> Honestly, there seem to be a lot of people looking for this word when
we've got a pretty good circumstantial case that Klingons just don't have
this as a distinct part of their courtship behaviours.
>
> We do have {chop} "bite" as well as {rem} "suck" (compare the English
slang term "sucking face"), which should pretty much cover the requisite
actions beyond {wuSDu'chaj HotchuqmoH}.
>
> QeS 'utlh
>
But when you're dealing with a text that involves sucking, biting, and
kissing, it's nice to be able to clearly distinguish each act.
{'I'DajDaq wuSDaj lo'} ?
~naHQun
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Rhona Fenwick &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:qeslagh@hotmail.com">qeslagh@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:=
<br>><br>> ghItlhpu' naHQun, jatlh:<br>><br>> > kiss v.<=
br>><br>><br>> Honestly, there seem to be a lot of people looking =
for this word when we've got a pretty good circumstantial case that Kli=
ngons just don't have this as a distinct part of their courtship behavi=
ours.<br>><br>> We do have {chop} "bite" as well as {rem} &=
quot;suck" (compare the English slang term "sucking face"), =
which should pretty much cover the requisite actions beyond {wuSDu'chaj=
HotchuqmoH}.<br>><br>> QeS 'utlh<br>><br><br>But when you'=
;re dealing with a text that involves sucking, biting, and kissing, it'=
s nice to be able to clearly distinguish each act.<br><div><br></div><div>{=
'I'DajDaq wuSDaj lo'} ?</div><div><br></div><div><br>~naHQun<br=
><br>--<br>~Michael Roney, Jr.<br>Freelance Translator</div></div>
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