![]() ![]() What is this fear called? Is itĮr – I think I’ve got a fear of pronouncing these words! No idea what the answer is, I think buttonophobia is much too obvious – so it’s one of the others – or is it? It’s a hard one. Not everyone likes buttons though, particularly the ones we have on our clothes. We press hundreds of buttons every week without thinking about it. Things like your bedside alarm, radio, toaster, kettle. Buttons are what we have on our clothes to fasten them but the word is also used for things that we push to make things happen. ![]() Note: This is not a word for word transcript Making ourselves look nice by cleaning, washing and doing our hair, for example Transcript My mum always told me to stop fidgeting in the cinema as it was disturbing the other customers.įingers and toes are digits – digital = having fingers and toes Not being able to stay still, always moving around to get comfortable or prevent boredom. the buttons on our lift are convenient to use. Something that is convenient is easy to use without difficulty, e.g. Having a big red button with the words ‘Don’t Press’ on it, would be a big temptation, I’d just want to press it. Something that makes you feel like you want to do something you shouldn’t, e.g. Small, usually round, objects we use to fasten clothes, also objects we can press to make different things happen, e.g. Listen to the programme to find out the answer. ![]() Not everyone likes buttons, particularly the ones we have on our clothes. Sometimes we are just drawn to pushing them, but as this programme discusses, some people have a button phobia. ![]()
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