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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Word needed #126187 03/26/04 09:36 PM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 24 R raju OP stranger OP raju stranger R Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 24 Is there a word in the language for "an obsessive desire of reading others' mails?" I am badly in need of an elegant word of insult - or a word of elegant insult. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word needed #126188 03/26/04 09:55 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Welcome raju. I can't help you with your word. The only thing that comes to mind is "rude." Inelegant, but apt. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word needed #126189 03/26/04 10:08 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Nosy, prying,snoopy,inquisitive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter epistlepryitis #126190 03/26/04 10:27 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country G grapho addict grapho addict G Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country Is there a word in the language for "an obsessive desire of reading others' mails?" How about an Epistleprytarian? That's someone who suffers from "epistlepryitis". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: epistlepryitis #126191 03/26/04 10:39 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Not sure about that one. It is hard to say elegantly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: epistlepryitis #126192 03/26/04 11:23 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country G grapho addict grapho addict G Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country Not sure about that one. It is hard to say elegantly. Fair comment, BelM. Raj did say he wanted an "elegant insult". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: epistlepryitis #126193 03/26/04 11:30 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 raju, is it something you want to say, or something you want to write. That might make a difference. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word needed #126194 03/27/04 01:14 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Raju, are you suffering at the hands of someone with this problem? If so this short story by Saki may give you some hints on how to deal with the problem: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/doklands/Clovis/ShockTactics.html Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: epistlepryitis #126195 03/27/04 01:30 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City >>is it something you want to say, or something you want to write?<< If to write, you might consider sending it to yourself in a letter... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: epistlepryitis #126196 03/27/04 01:31 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Bingley, thanks so much for sharing that link. what a delight! cheered me right up! and welcome, raju! formerly known as etaoin... 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