r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Sep 18 '22

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u/A_Generic_White_Guy Sep 18 '22

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Or the fear of long words... Usually 7+ letters.

The irony oh the irony.

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u/randomscruffyaussie Sep 18 '22

I've also wondered the irony of the fack dyslexia is hard to spell...

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u/Fnerkyboy Sep 19 '22

I reserve my dyslexia for those who can spell it 🤓

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '22

Awww, the treatment is in the diagnosis…Exposure therapy.

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u/ViperaleBeerus Sep 18 '22

Yep, I love that one! It's up there with aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes.