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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 10 of 13 1 2 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 Go to page... #201486 - 08/01/11 12:08 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 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. #201495 - 08/01/11 02:08 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: tsuwm]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 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. #201518 - 08/02/11 11:43 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague So lots of phobias can be replaced by dislike of. #201520 - 08/02/11 11:56 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under I think the preceding word would have to be....irrational, though Bran. #201524 - 08/02/11 02:11 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,945 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,945 Land of the Flat Water are you say Irrational Fear or Irrational Aversion? ----please, draw me a sheep---- #201532 - 08/02/11 06:32 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 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? #201547 - 08/03/11 12:34 PM Re: 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 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' #201741 - 08/12/11 11:07 AM A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]   Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 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." #201742 - 08/12/11 01:25 PM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,523 TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend   veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,523 Virginia, USA Originally Posted By: Candy "Yeah, right." Cute. #201746 - 08/12/11 02:50 PM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,945 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,945 Land of the Flat Water Not too bad! ----please, draw me a sheep---- Page 10 of 13 1 2 … 8 9 10 11 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. 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