[Publib] "what is the word for..?" stumper

[Judi Blaford]

Personification?
That is somewhat of a grammatical term.
Judi

Judith Blaford
Adult Services Assistant Manager
Champaign Public Library
505 South Randolph
Champaign, IL 61820
217-403-2070
jblaford at champaign.org

>>> "Tom Cipullo" <cipullot at pbclibrary.org> 10/9/2008 9:54 AM >>>
here is the question: "What is a word that describes a thing, a state
of being as a thing?"
 
this was over the phone; the best I could get is that there is a term
(not a literary term) for when you use a state of being to describe a
thing.  (he used the word "thing" a few times.)  He did not have an
example, or he did, but he took it back: "human," when he realized that
wasn't what he meant.  
 
he didn't like "eponymous" (which is the name a person to describe a
thing).  maybe it's a grammatical term?
 
so "what do you call it when a term for a state of being is used to
describe a thing?" 
 
 
(sorry. if I knew of another place to post this I would. I'm just
curious to know if someone knows this.)
 
 
tom cipullo
Palm Beach County Library System, Main Library

 


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