Comments on: Word of the day - nomophobia http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Uruwashii http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-86773 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:39:18 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-86773 Omigod, I'm so nomophobic. Omigod, I’m so nomophobic.

]]> by: Nick Lingris http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-82489 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:20:58 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-82489 Please abstain from use of this term in connection with mobile phones. If there has to be a term, it could be ‘nomobiphobia’. Nomophobia means ‘fear of the law’ and the English vocabulary already contains words such as nomos, nomocracy, nomogeny, nomogram, nomography, nomology, nomological, nomothete, nomothetic, nomotopic, all connected with the law. The barbarian who coined this term should be given a short course in Greek and word formation (the former should be enough punishment). Please abstain from use of this term in connection with mobile phones. If there has to be a term, it could be ‘nomobiphobia’. Nomophobia means ‘fear of the law’ and the English vocabulary already contains words such as nomos, nomocracy, nomogeny, nomogram, nomography, nomology, nomological, nomothete, nomothetic, nomotopic, all connected with the law. The barbarian who coined this term should be given a short course in Greek and word formation (the former should be enough punishment).

]]> by: Scarlet O'Kara http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-81287 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:13:15 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-81287 My husband is...so much so that he has 2 cell phones...in case one isn't working. My husband is…so much so that he has 2 cell phones…in case one isn’t working.

]]> by: TJ http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79816 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:34:06 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79816 Seumas: if there is anything like "fear of laws" then it has certainly to be "TJeophobia" Seumas: if there is anything like “fear of laws” then it has certainly to be “TJeophobia”

]]> by: Seumas http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79675 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:59:57 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79675 Another good example of why one cannot rely on etymology to ascertain the meaning of a word. When I saw 'nomophobic' I immediately thought, "Oh, that must be the fear of laws" (from the Greek nomos and phobos), but alas, it is something else. Another good example of why one cannot rely on etymology to ascertain the meaning of a word.

When I saw ‘nomophobic’ I immediately thought, “Oh, that must be the fear of laws” (from the Greek nomos and phobos), but alas, it is something else.

]]> by: TJ http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79610 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:47:38 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79610 ~writes down Weili's name on the board, under Nonetphobia list~ done :) ~writes down Weili’s name on the board, under Nonetphobia list~

done :)

]]> by: Weili http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79569 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:30:25 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79569 I actually need to turn off my phone or at least put it on vibrate after I get home from work so I don't go insane from people calling me. However, on the other hand, if I don't have Internet access, I may as well be dead. So chalk another up for nonetphobia! :) I actually need to turn off my phone or at least put it on vibrate after I get home from work so I don’t go insane from people calling me.

However, on the other hand, if I don’t have Internet access, I may as well be dead. So chalk another up for nonetphobia! :)

]]> by: TJ http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79442 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:47:13 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79442 Junko: then you are lucky! Junko: then you are lucky!

]]> by: Junko http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79416 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:14:56 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79416 I don't even own one and am quite well. I don’t even own one and am quite well.

]]> by: TJ http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79331 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:19:25 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/31/nomophobia/#comment-79331 well, I agree with Nan for the "Nonetphobia" ... as for my mobile ........... it works fine until the moment that you really need it. Til then it won't work. I don't know if it is connected to the Nomophobia, but sometimes I do feel some fear that when I get into trouble and CERTAINLY my mobile won't be working then. It happened to me many times. I have also, if I can call it so, the Monday-phobia, which makes me hate every Monday that passes ....... 90% of my troubles and accidents come in this day! well, I agree with Nan for the “Nonetphobia” … as for my mobile ……….. it works fine until the moment that you really need it. Til then it won’t work.
I don’t know if it is connected to the Nomophobia, but sometimes I do feel some fear that when I get into trouble and CERTAINLY my mobile won’t be working then. It happened to me many times.

I have also, if I can call it so, the Monday-phobia, which makes me hate every Monday that passes ……. 90% of my troubles and accidents come in this day!

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