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Page 10 of 13 < 1 2 ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 > Go to page... Topic Options #201486 - 07/31/11 08:08 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: 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. Top #201495 - 08/01/11 10:08 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: tsuwm] Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1706 Loc: 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. Top #201518 - 08/02/11 07:43 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague So lots of phobias can be replaced by dislike of. Top #201520 - 08/02/11 07:56 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: BranShea] Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1706 Loc: down under I think the preceding word would have to be....irrational, though Bran. Top #201524 - 08/02/11 10:11 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8429 Loc: Land of the Flat Water are you say Irrational Fear or Irrational Aversion? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #201532 - 08/02/11 02:32 PM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: 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? Top #201547 - 08/03/11 08:34 AM Re: Know your phobia's [Re: Candy] Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1706 Loc: 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' Top #201741 - 08/12/11 07:07 AM A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy] Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1706 Loc: 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." Top #201742 - 08/12/11 09:25 AM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy] TheFallibleFiend veteran Registered: 01/23/02 Posts: 1523 Loc: Virginia, USA Originally Posted By: Candy "Yeah, right." Cute. Top #201746 - 08/12/11 10:50 AM Re: A linguistics professor..... [Re: Candy] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8429 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Not too bad! _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top Page 10 of 13 < 1 2 ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 > Go to page... Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222191 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 29 Guests and 7 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 64 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 18 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8429 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6787 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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