Apr 29, 2024
Should we reflect on why auto-correct changes ailurophilia to ailurophobia, Michelle? Perhaps because cats are more to be feared than loved?
It's a very rare word in Latin (or Greek--the Romans just transliterated the Greek αἴλουρος) but I ran across it in Juvenal 15.7 years ago, so happy to share it with you, for whom it may well have been coined. Dazzle away!