Can Thermocouple Wires Touch?

Can Thermocouple Wires Touch? Can thermocouple wires touch? If any of the thermocouple wire came into contact with another conductive material, electrons would escape from the thermocouple and give us inaccurate voltage reading. Touching the wires with each other would also create an open circuit which messes up the output votlage. Can a thermocouple be