Re: nonpersonification?

[becky.rickly@umich.edu (Becky Rickly)]

Carl, I have seen Al Gore dance, and Al Gore ain't got no rhythm.

--Becky

>Dear Kevin and Neal,
>        So Al Gore doing the Macarena would be defined as "algorithm,"
>right?
>                                        Warm regards,
>
>
>
>                                        Carl W. Glover
>                                        glover@msmary.edu
>
>On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Neal Lerner wrote:
>
>> Kevin, I believe the term for that is to "Al Gore" someone, or "Algoring"
>> in the participal form.  Glad to be of help.          Neal nlerner@mcp.edu
>>
>> At 12:36 PM 2/18/97, Kevin Davis wrote:
>> >After all the high philosophy I hate to ask such a mundane question, but is
>> >there a term for the opposite of "personification," giving non-person or
>> >machine-like characteristics to people?  My usual source--a tattered copy of
>> >E.P.J.Corbett--was no help, so I turn to y'all.
>> >
>> >kevni
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