Lindsay McMahon

Like I wouldn't say chocolate mania.

I'd say maybe like choco mania, kind of like we say chocoholic.

We'll shorten the first word, especially if it's longer because others, too many syllables feel strong.

Too much.

It's sort of a name for a phenomenon.

So yeah, it is specific the way we use it.

A lot of ways sounds strange to me, right?

If I try to think of something I love, volleyball is a good example.

I would never be like, I have volleyball mania.

If the entire culture for some reason became obsessed with volleyball, like sometimes during the Olympics when the sand volleyball players are so good and people get really excited about it, then we might be like maybe would name the certain person would be like we have carry mania because we're like obsessed with this athlete who's amazing.

Right.

Would you.

Yeah.

I think it would even be really un-

common for someone for example to say I have kindle mania you would just be like I'm obsessed with my kindle I can't put it down right there are other ways would say it if the if the culture in general like everyone has a kindle all of a sudden then you might be like you know we have kindle mania it's bigger it seems like it's more about a group of people right yeah I

So I would say it's less about an individual and more about a group phenomenon.

You can use it playfully for an individual.

Absolutely.

But in general, to tack on mania at the end of something, you're saying that a lot of people are obsessed with it.

Yes.