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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crgwllmsMon, 19 Nov 2001, 02:40 pm
While 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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PamelaMon, 19 Nov 2001, 05:12 pm
RE: Fear of Long words
"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!
Eliot McCannMon, 19 Nov 2001, 11:07 pm
RE: Fear of Long words
Sounds like a very dodgy 1970'-vintage sound system.
Eliot
Eliot
Walter PlingeTue, 20 Nov 2001, 05:49 pm
RE: Fear of Long words
Or an even dodgier '70's rock musical written by The Who.
P.
Eliot McCann wrote:
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Sounds like a very dodgy 1970'-vintage sound system.
Eliot
Thou saucy fat-kidneyed measle!
P.
Eliot McCann wrote:
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Sounds like a very dodgy 1970'-vintage sound system.
Eliot
Thou saucy fat-kidneyed measle!
Eliot McCannTue, 20 Nov 2001, 07:20 pm
RE: Fear of Long words
Pamela wrote:
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"Or an even dodgier '70's rock musical written by The Who."
Hey! Don't knock Pete Townsend!! Knock The Who by all means, but not "our Pete"!!
Eliot
"Thou saucy fat-kidneyed measle! "
Pah! My kidneys are the only fat part of me.... or should I rephrase that before the diseased mind of Dean Schulze gets to it? Nope- too late...
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"Or an even dodgier '70's rock musical written by The Who."
Hey! Don't knock Pete Townsend!! Knock The Who by all means, but not "our Pete"!!
Eliot
"Thou saucy fat-kidneyed measle! "
Pah! My kidneys are the only fat part of me.... or should I rephrase that before the diseased mind of Dean Schulze gets to it? Nope- too late...