Fear of Long words
Mon, 19 Nov 2001, 02:40 pmcrgwllms5 posts in thread
Fear of Long words
Mon, 19 Nov 2001, 02:40 pmWhile the current rant is about shortened (mis)spellings and abrreviations, I found this in a list of all the various types of phobias. ...Maybe this alone would justify the emergence of 'netiquette'.
Fear of long words = Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia !!
Cheers,
Craig
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Fear of long words = Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia !!
Cheers,
Craig
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RE: Fear of Long words
Mon, 19 Nov 2001, 05:12 pm"Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" sent me running screaming from the room.
Are you sure it's not the scientific name for one of those huge bird eating spiders in the Amazon?
P.
Thou bawdy sheep-biting wagtail!
Are you sure it's not the scientific name for one of those huge bird eating spiders in the Amazon?
P.
Thou bawdy sheep-biting wagtail!