Originally Posted by
Barksdale Boy
I don't understand why people need to use the word metathesiophobia when "fear of change" will do just as well - metathesis is an entireyl differetn mattre. Someone (Nat King Cole or perhaps Louis Armstrong - I can't quite remember) once said "I don't like two-dollar words: they stink the place up". It's hard to disagree.
Ohh BB. I agree when two-dollar words are used to show superiority and so called intelligence but when used as word play for fun it is a different matter.