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Dear Stales: I did not wish to rain on your parade. It's just that there ought to be an
acceptable word for "fear of pronouncing incorrectly" . I have it in a mild way.
I found a very long list of phobias, but many of them appear dubious, if for no other
reason than mixing Latin and Greek:
http://www.phobialist.com/index.html
I tried constructing a word for it from Greek dictionary. pronounce = profero, or diloxio
I chose "diloxo"
So I suggest "kakodiloxiophobia" - comments invited
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WhitmanO'Neill 02/16/2003 3:04 AM ![]()
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wwh 02/16/2003 2:44 AM ![]()
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Buffalo Shrdlu 02/16/2003 3:04 AM ![]()
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wwh 02/16/2003 3:08 PM
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