Saturday, 10 June 2017

Go beyond love and hate!

Today’s English
June 10th, 2017

What I like may not be your choice and vice versa.  Except true saints and sages, all take a dive into the pool of hatred.  The following list carries remarkable haters and lovers in English:

1. One who loves women very much – gynephile
2. One who hates women like anything – misogynist
3. One who marries more than one person – polygamist
4. One who hates marriage – misogamist
5. One who loves books very much – bibliophile
6. One who hates books – bibliophobe
7. One who loves mankind – philanthropist
8. One who hates mankind – misanthrope
9. A person who loves languages - logophile
10. One who hates languages  and learning – misologist

Other lovers and haters whom you may not know:
1. Misocapnist – hater of smoking
2. Misopogonist – hater of beards
3. Misogelast – hater of laughter
4. Misopolemist – hater of war
5. Beach bum – a beach lover
6. Ghoul – lover of death
7. Mallrat – lover of shopping
8. Night owl – lover of going to bed very late
9. Petrolhead – lover of cars and bike racing
10. Misapodysist – one hates undressing even before spouse

“Hate the sin, love the sinner.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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