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#1 22-Oct-2003, 14:45
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What is the term used when you give human characteristics to an inanimate object? This is driving me crazy.
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#2 22-Oct-2003, 15:08I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
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#3 22-Oct-2003, 15:11Re: Help..
an'thro'po'mor'phize (verb)
Originally Posted by dev_hunter
an'thro'po'mor'phism (noun)
From Greek 'anthropos', meaning man and
'morphe', meaning, form; to give human form (i.e. characteristics) to non-humans: gods, objects, plants, animals.
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#4 22-Oct-2003, 15:49It can also be written with an 's':
an'thro'po'mor'phise (verb)
In BE, we use both 'z' and 's'.
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#5 22-Oct-2003, 17:02Re: Help..
Gee, I'm glad if I can just remember the word. Originally Posted by Casiopea
an'thro'po'mor'phize (verb) Originally Posted by dev_hunter
an'thro'po'mor'phism (noun)
From Greek 'anthropos', meaning man and
'morphe', meaning, form; to give human form (i.e. characteristics) to non-humans: gods, objects, plants, animals.
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#6 23-Oct-2003, 13:07Re: Help..
RonBee:
When I was studying primatology, way back whenever, the term anthropomorphise, also spelled with a -z- in BE and Canadian English, was beaten into our brains, much like the Literature profs were beheading us with the term Humankind, but I digress.Gee, I'm glad if I can just remember the word.
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Primatologists get all ape-like when they hear people at the Zoo say, "Look! The monkey's smiling!" So, it was either learn the term or hide our banana, which, being students, was the only food we could afford. :D
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