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#201486 - 07/31/11 08:08 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10464 Loc: this too shall pass	Originally Posted By: Candy I can't see how being omphalophobia would be a problem again, it's probly meant as aversion to, rather than fear of, in this instance.
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#201495 - 08/01/11 10:08 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: tsuwm]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Originally Posted By: tsuwm excepting the last, these are 'real'. Love that cartoon....but I could never catch 'porphyrohobia' purple is my favourite colour.
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#201518 - 08/02/11 07:43 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	So lots of phobias can be replaced by dislike of.
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#201520 - 08/02/11 07:56 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: BranShea]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	I think the preceding word would have to be....irrational, though Bran.
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#201524 - 08/02/11 10:11 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5300 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	are you say Irrational Fear or Irrational Aversion? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#201532 - 08/02/11 02:32 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: Candy I think the preceding word would have to be....irrational, though Bran. I will agree with you if you tell me what a rational dislike is. Can likes and dislikes be rational?
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#201547 - 08/03/11 08:34 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	I think so....when you have reason for the aversion. Like a man who was trapped when a building collapsed...now fears things covering his face! But now I'm not sure....cause it still might be called 'a phobia'
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#201741 - 08/12/11 07:07 AM A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	A linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room retorted, "Yeah, right."
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#201742 - 08/12/11 09:25 AM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]
TheFallibleFiend veteran Registered: 01/23/02 Posts: 1523 Loc: Virginia, USA	Originally Posted By: Candy "Yeah, right." Cute.
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#201746 - 08/12/11 10:50 AM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5300 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Not too bad! _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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