[Lexicog] gravypathy

[Nina Tunac]

I think 'gravipathy' could be pronounced like 'antipathy' (n-tp-th); that would sound fine in English to me.

Nina Tunac

Chaz and Helga Mortensen <chaz_mortensen at sil.org> wrote:
Whether you say "graVIpathy" or "graviPAthy", the word sounds wrong.
And if you pronounce it "GRAvipathy" it sounds like something related
to homeopathy or osteopathy. So people would think it is a branch of
medicine where people are treated with weight or with gravy. In my
opinion there is no way to make it sound right in English.

-Chaz

On Mar 2, 2005, at 10:37 AM, arun wrote:

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>> Gravipathy does not exist, in my opinion, because there is no good
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>> -Chaz
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>>> For example, here is a word I've created, which is supposed to
>>> mean 'a sad or 'heavy'(?) feeling'- (it might sound stupid!):-
>>>  "Gravipathy". It is supposed to be a gloomy feeling you get after
>>> one has written his exam paper rather badly. I checked it up
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>>> it does not exist. I've concoted this word after looking up the
>>> etymologies of wds like gravity, grieve, sentiment, sad, sorrow,
>>> gloomy, depress... just abt everything I knew and could find in
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>>> dictionary. Can you say why it does not exist?
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