On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Nieft / Secola wrote:

> Not to be anal, but the word is anthroPROmorphism.
> The dictionary confirms my memory on this one. ;)

Actually, the word is anthroPOmorphize, according to
http://www.m-w.com/:

Main Entry: anthropomorphize
Pronunciation: -"fIz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -phized; -phizing
Date: 1845
transitive senses : to attribute human form or
personality to
intransitive senses : to attribute human form or
personality to things not human
- anthropomorphization /-"mor-f&-'zA-sh&n/ noun

> FWIW, on the issue, I chime in as: just fine with
> "overplaying" the fundamentals of air, water,
> food, sleep, loved ones, physical labor, and sex.

Computers are a fundamental in *my* life, because I'm
a programmer, so without them I wouldn't be able to
buy food and stuff.

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