ELI5 what that word means please.

Which word, "anthropomorphism"?

It means to treat something that isn't human as if it were human in some way. For example, having a talking animal in a story is an anthropomorphism, because animals can't talk, but humans can.

Ohhh. For some reason I thought that it might mean giving the traits of an animal to a human. Thanks for the answer.

I think there was a term for that...but I can't recall/find it at the moment. ;~;

Not from myself, though I don't know if anyone is still competing...

Nope, that's a common misconception -- that's the reverse of anthropomorphism. The term for it is "zoomorphism" but it's not used very often. The mistake is so popular that the word in common use essentially means both directions.

(I wonder if "zoomorphism" is used by anthropologists researching things like shamans who would dress up to channel animal spirits.)

Hi! *Hugs the Ginger-fish*

So how bout dem trades?

I could've /sworn/ Ginger's fish-thing was yellow just a few hours ago.

*Feeds Ginger PPJ Sammiches by hand*

That was a great thing you pulled off, Coda. :) *Hugs*

It was down long enough to make me very angry. I am sad to say I used unkind words to the tech support guy I had to talk to...although only briefly and not directly at him, more expressing my opinion of the overall situation.

I'm working on solutions to improve server reliability... The host is proving to be less reliable than I would like.


Also, trade improvements are a glorious thing. :D

Yes, Yes we do Coda….. I recall having to explain the difference on a test once because our professor told us if we got it wrong she would call us by an animal name for the rest of the semester. I had many a class mate that got called a talking Donkey for the rest of the year.