SuStel:

> It's because woman does not imply a

> relationship to anyone, so saying my

> woman is implying actual ownership. In

> contemporary English, that is.

This seems strange..

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.

My guess (and it's only a guess) is that be'wI' my woman would be acceptable to Klingons in the same way it seems acceptable to you in Greek.

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