A list of 7 words by ascription.
- climb a wall of worrywas added by ascription and appears on just this list
- agidawas added by ascription and appears on 3 lists
- valuewas added by ascription and appears on 59 lists
- anodynewas added by ascription and appears on 304 lists
- enthusiasmwas added by ascription and appears on 41 lists
- anthemawas added by ascription and appears on just this list
- ascriptionwas added by ascription and appears on 10 lists
ascription commented on the list ascription-s-words
To subscribe another to an attribute or group. As in phrases like "you women", or "new yorkers think that" said in ear shot of somebody you ascribe as being a New Yorker. Ascription runs the usual risks of pinning labels to others: likely to over simplify, stereotype, and offend.
December 13, 2006