Friday, October 13, 2017

Paraskavedekatriaphobia vs. Phileoroboticaparallaxiana


Boo! Friday Cheer on a spooky Friday the 13th.

Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? Considering Friday the 13th as unlucky dates back for hundreds of years, with the tradition said to have begun in the Middle Ages or even Biblical times. Some say the superstition arose from Jesus’ last supper, where is it thought there were 13 people present on the night before his death – which occurred on a Friday.


Thanks to a string of events that have occurred on this day, many feel it is jinxed and pay particular care to avoid catastrophe when it comes around. The fear is so widespread – an estimate suggests an extraordinary 17-21 million Americans are afraid of the day – that psychologists have even come up with a word for those who suffer from it: paraskavedekatriaphobia. (https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/2577935/friday-the-13th-bad-luck-superstition-next/)
  
To counter the unluckiness of the day, I offer you all the following newly coined word - by me!

Phileoroboticaparallaxiana

Etymology

Phil or Phileo - to love - may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning. The prefix is derived from the Ancient Greek word philia (φιλία), "love, affection". Philadelphia, for example, meaningT the city of "brotherly love" from Greek φιλεω (phileo) "to love" and αδελφος (adelphos) "brother".
(phil- - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-phil-)

Robotica - the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots - with the "a" suffix means - things associated with.

Parallaxiana - Parallax with the "ian" suffix meaning related to Parallax, Inc. It is further intensified with an additional suffix "a" - things associated with Parallax, Inc.

Now to use our new word in a sentence. Whit suffers from phileoroboticaparallaxiana!  (meaning the love of all things robotic from Parallax, Inc.) 

I guess that makes me lucky!






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