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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread nomophobia #204711 02/17/2012 2:09 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Anybody here know what this is? (Hint: just saw it on iGoogle.) Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204713 02/17/2012 2:48 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass wiki does heh. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia tsuwm #204727 02/17/2012 5:10 PM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 19 Central Indiana HalAl stranger HalAl stranger Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 19 Central Indiana I would think it would be a fear of Greek laws: νόμος It could also be a fear of nomograms, which are charts showing quick and dirty approximations of variables. I think an old fashioned slide rule is an example, IIRC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomogram Last edited by HalAl; 02/17/2012 5:24 PM. Reason: added information Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204736 02/17/2012 11:28 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I'd say it's just a generalized fear that you ain't gonna get no mo' nothin'. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204739 02/18/2012 1:48 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Harrumph. I would have guessed that nomophobia was the fear of rules. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204745 02/18/2012 3:57 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Oh my gosh--I can't believe I got you, zmjezhd! I wasn't trying to, honest! Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204754 02/18/2012 2:01 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Now it's my turn to be confused. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: nomophobia Jackie #204799 02/20/2012 9:58 AM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 4 kwalijkje stranger kwalijkje stranger Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 4 Amazing. I am a total nomophobe. Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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