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Hasibrahman Posted 4 years ago
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Selective humanising
Is 'humanising' adjective here? Could anyone please explain its meaning with examples when it is used like this. Can I use 'humanity' instead of that?
? Selective humanising and selective empathy can be signs of a sick heart.
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Hasibrahman Is 'humanising' adjective here? No. It's a gerund, and the wrong one.
- Hasibrahman Is 'humanising' adjective here?
- No.
- It's a gerund, and the wrong one.
- He meant "anthropomorphising", but I can sympathize with his reluctance to use a word longer that three syllables in this day and age.
- It means to ascribe human traits to, like saying a daffodil is sad or your cat is a Democrat.
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HasibrahmanIs 'humanising' adjective here?
No. It's a gerund, and the wrong one. He meant "anthropomorphising", but I can sympathize with his reluctance to use a word longer that three syllables in this day and age. It means to ascribe human traits to, like saying a daffodil is sad or your cat is a Democrat. That aside, I agree with him, for what that's wor
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