A New Fear

Here is one fear I never heard of. Anybody out there have this one or know of someone who suffers from it...? Don't show them this word:

“Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia”

From Shelley Wu, Ph.D.,

Definition: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of long words.

Dr. Wu writes for
http://about.com/

If you were a salesperson selling products with long names, this could be a serious problem.