From: Dick.Gray@bull.com
Date: Wed Jan 13 1999 - 14:15:34 MST
Mike Lorrey writes:
>This fear,
>when it becomes the core of mental illness, is manifested in
>haplophobia, which is recognized in the literature as an
>irrational fear of guns.
"Haplophobia"? Fear of halves? I can't imagine the derivation path. How
does this word come to represent a fear of guns? (Just curious - I love
etymology.)
Dick
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