06-24-2004, 20:22
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Hey College Boys!
Need help with a suffix. I know phile is to love or like and phobe is to fear - what's to hate?
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06-24-2004, 20:26
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miso-
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06-24-2004, 20:28
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Verb or Noun?
Seen it used as an Adjective also. 
Just studying on the side bro...before my knees give out. 
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06-24-2004, 20:34
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Quote:
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miso-
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Not tracking:
Francophile
Francophobe
Franco?
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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06-24-2004, 20:35
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06-24-2004, 20:51
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thus why I put the "-" dashes 
-misia is the suffix
It's Greek for revulsion of.
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06-24-2004, 21:57
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odium
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06-24-2004, 22:00
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oops, sorry, "odium" is latin and you began with Greek, must be the beer.
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06-24-2004, 22:04
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Quote:
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thus why I put the "-" dashes
-misia is the suffix
It's Greek for revulsion of.
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So Francomisia?
And the person would be a Francomiso?
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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06-24-2004, 22:08
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I think you could just call that person a Dan or whatever other name they call me 
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06-24-2004, 22:08
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Quote:
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Not tracking:
Francophile
Francophobe
Franco?
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Just use the term french. That says enough.
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06-24-2004, 22:10
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06-24-2004, 22:10
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Francophile = A person who admires France, its people, or its culture.
Francophobe = A person who dislikes or fears France, its people, or its culture.
Dan = A person who dislikes France, its people, or its culture.
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06-25-2004, 07:09
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I think the word you're looking for is 'rational' or the hyphenate: 'freedom-loving'...
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06-25-2004, 11:04
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Re: Hey College Boys!
Quote:
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Need help with a suffix. I know phile is to love or like and phobe is to fear - what's to hate?
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Franco-hater.
That was easy.
Jeeze doc, you're dumb. 
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