Re: Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))
| From: | Almaran Dungeonmaster <dungeonmaster@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 18, 2001, 13:23 |
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> > UK snogging = US petting, AFAIK.
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> I (UK) think of snogging as mainly done with the mouth & petting
> as mainly done with the hands.
I'm not a native speaker, but the same goes for me: petting is manual for
me, not labial. For me, petting is not sexual/erotic in nature, but more an
expression of friendship, pride or compassion. I also sense a connection to
the word "pet", so it definitely excludes any sexual connotation for me, as
it does, I hope, for most others ;-)
Maarten
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