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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/9/2021 10:52 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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cite="mid:CAP7F2cLfFE3pL6n5HYtTNuuRtk4nEbivmdvj==5WsxSukizomg@mail.gmail.com">SuStel:
<div dir="auto">> It's because woman does not imply a</div>
<div dir="auto">> relationship to anyone, so saying my</div>
<div dir="auto">> woman is implying actual ownership. In</div>
<div dir="auto">> contemporary English, that is.</div>
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<div dir="auto">This seems strange..</div>
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<div dir="auto">In Greek we never say "my wife" unless in a very
formal setting. 99,999% of the time we say "my woman" to refer
to the one we're married too. And no one considers this
derrogatory; not even the most radical feminists.</div>
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<p>My guess (and it's only a guess) is that <b>be'wI'</b><i> my
woman</i> would be acceptable to Klingons in the same way it
seems acceptable to you in Greek.<br>
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