You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org Forums Wordplay and fun Linguistic therapy Register Forums Calendar Active Threads Search Forum Help

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 13 1 2 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 12 13 Go to page... #200662 - 06/23/11 11:57 AM Singing the Blues [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Thanks Luke....its good to hear words are spreading. #201262 - 07/20/11 10:01 AM Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Just a quick quiz.....either check answers yourself or I can mark your reply for you 1. The obsessive fear of tight, enclosed spaces is called: A. agoraphobia B. acrophobia C. claustrophobia D. klaustrophobia 2. The obsessive fear of open public places is called: A. agoraphobia B. acrophobia C. klaustrophobia D. xenophobia 3. The obsessive fear of foreigners is called: A. acrophobia B. xenophobia C. agoraphobia D. claustrophobia 4. The obsessive fear of high places is called: A. agoraphobia B. claustrophobia C. hippophobia D. acrophobia 5. The obsessive fear of the French is called: A. Hellenophobia B. Gallophobia C. Francephobia D. Frenchyphobia 6. The medical name for rabies is: A. homophobia B. hypophobia C. hyperphobia D. hydrophobia 7. The obsessive fear of Greeks is called: A. Hellenophobia B. Grekophobia C. Athenophobia D. Greekophobia 8. The obsessive fear of animals is called: A. hippophobia B. animophobia C. xylophobia D. zoophobia 9. The obsessive fear of deep water is called: A. dipsophobia B. acrophobia C. bathyphobia D. hydrophobia 10. The obsessive fear of horses is called: A. equinophobia B. hippophobia C. bovinophobia D. orsophobia #201265 - 07/20/11 11:12 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Candy Just a quick quiz.....either check answers yourself or I can mark your reply for you 1. The obsessive fear of tight, enclosed spaces is called: A. agoraphobia B. acrophobia C. claustrophobia √ D. klaustrophobia 2. The obsessive fear of open public places is called: A. agoraphobia √ B. acrophobia C. klaustrophobia D. xenophobia 3. The obsessive fear of foreigners is called: A. acrophobia B. xenophobia √ C. agoraphobia D. claustrophobia 4. The obsessive fear of high places is called: A. agoraphobia B. claustrophobia C. hippophobia D. acrophobia √ 5. The obsessive fear of the French is called: A. Hellenophobia B. Gallophobia √ C. Francephobia D. Frenchyphobia 6. The medical name for rabies is: A. homophobia B. hypophobia C. hyperphobia D. hydrophobia √ 7. The obsessive fear of Greeks is called: A. Hellenophobia √ B. Grekophobia C. Athenophobia D. Greekophobia 8. The obsessive fear of animals is called: A. hippophobia B. animophobia C. xylophobia D. zoophobia √ 9. The obsessive fear of deep water is called: A. dipsophobia B. acrophobia C. bathyphobia √ D. hydrophobia 10. The obsessive fear of horses is called: A. equinophobia B. hippophobia √ C. bovinophobia D. orsophobia My answers checked in white. Mouse over to see. #201267 - 07/20/11 02:28 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague bathophobia. My friend Phoebus says so. #201274 - 07/20/11 03:02 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 Land of the Flat Water I remember that list of phobias somewhere on this sight or was it WOTD? Baffling. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #201280 - 07/21/11 10:59 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 bexter addict bexter   addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth hehe and my personal favourite phobia name arachibutyrophobia and guesses as to what it is a phobia of? ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- #201282 - 07/21/11 11:50 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Originally Posted By: Faldage [quote=Candy].... My answers checked in white. Mouse over to see. Well done Faldo 100%, but then thats to be expected. re-arachibutyrophobia, Bex...I don't know....something to do with arches and butter.....maybe walking through butter with bare feet? #201294 - 07/21/11 04:06 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont arachibutyrophobia = fear of flaming spiders? :¬ ) formerly known as etaoin... #201302 - 07/22/11 01:10 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Fear of spiders eating peanut butter? #201304 - 07/22/11 08:31 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: bexter]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Fear of treatment for schizophrenia by immersions in arachide oil. ???? Page 6 of 13 1 2 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 12 13 Go to page... 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,881 Posts224,663 Members9,048 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Sammy87, Bentron2000, Santanu, DavidOrigami, RichEngle 9048 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 registered members (wofahulicodoc), 82 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 51 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 10 may2point0 3 SantaFeR 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,120 wofahulicodoc 7,884 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark show/hide columns on this page Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top