On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Rhona Fenwick <qeslagh@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> ghItlhpu' naHQun, jatlh:
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> > kiss v.
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> 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.
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> 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}.
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> QeS 'utlh
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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.