Coinages

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Coinages

Postby Slava » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:18 pm

Here is a great list of words and phrases coined or made popular by authors over the years: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/j ... -meme-nerd

I hope you all enjoy it.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.

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Re: Coinages

Postby Slava » Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:08 am

Here's one I just came across in a new used book I got;

alogotransiphobia - the fear of being caught on public transport without something to read. (Authorisms by Paul Dickson)
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.


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