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With a few extreme exceptions where the Greek roots would be deemed confusing to modern audiences, and in the case of a few neologisms, philias and phobias must have a Greek first portion. If someone is in love with shadows it would be sciophilia, and if they are in love with darkness it would be scotophilia.
With a few extreme exceptions where the Greek roots would be deemed confusing to modern audiences, and in the case of a few neologisms, philias and phobias must have a Greek first portion. If someone is in love with shadows it would be sciophilia, and if they are in love with darkness it would be scotophilia.
Love of eclipses would be, since the word "eclipse" is itself an anglicized Greek word, ecleipsophilia.
Know your Greek roots.
Whether wrong or right, it exists. Plus, the wonders of the English language - we can combine and do whatever it is that we want.
A gift for any umbraphiles among us
- 06/04/2024 02:21:05 PM
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Umbraphile isn't a word
- 08/04/2024 05:12:05 AM
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It is a word. It exists.
- 08/04/2024 02:31:49 PM
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No it doesn't. Any retard can pretend a word exists but that doesn't make it so. *NM*
- 08/04/2024 05:26:30 PM
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It does if enough people use it. That's how new words get created and enter a language.
- 08/04/2024 05:32:46 PM
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Not exactly
- 09/04/2024 01:30:30 AM
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Honey, the speakers of our language don't care about the "rules".
- 09/04/2024 07:28:30 AM
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Bah
- 09/04/2024 09:29:40 PM
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No, you're still wrong
- 12/04/2024 12:56:49 AM
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I can see your recalcitrance won't be alleviated by logic or history.
- 12/04/2024 11:49:44 AM
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You're the one ignoring logic and history - have some standards, man!
- 12/04/2024 02:13:19 PM
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Can I have it both ways?
- 12/04/2024 06:04:23 PM
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So you're saying NY Times writers *aren't* la feccia del popolazzo???
- 12/04/2024 06:36:09 PM
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I've long been confused by the 'literally' debate.
- 12/04/2024 09:32:29 PM
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I think perhaps it comes down to intent and knowledge.
- 12/04/2024 10:42:09 PM
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I don't think being generous has anything to do with it - but my exposure to it may be different.
- 13/04/2024 12:37:46 PM
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I haven't been talking about Greek per se. I'm talking about English conventions.
- 13/04/2024 05:13:33 PM
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I'm afraid I have to agree with Joe.
- 12/04/2024 11:28:44 PM
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See my reply to Joe above, but regarding your specific example...
- 13/04/2024 12:55:11 PM
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One thing I won’t miss around here are the holier-than-thou pseudo-intellectuals.
- 09/04/2024 08:11:57 PM
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