Talk:Clinomorphism

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I have a problem with the Monk description, as from what I've seen of the show (I don't get it anymore, unfortunately), he seems to have classic OCD. Wolfpup7 16:36, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

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Would a commentary like "myopic policy" for preferring short-term to long-term results, or "an autistic player" for somebody who doesn't help the team, be a clinomorphism or just a metaphor?

I think clinomorphism and metaphor are difficult, if not impossible to separate.

Rather like anthropomorphism, clinomorphism can be a 'mistake' (deliberate or otherwise) of 'confusing impression with reality', or it can be a valuable and constructive descriptive tool, helping compensate for particular shortcomings of other ways of depicting certain characteristics or behaviours.

In either the case of anthropomorphism or clinomorphism, there is something akin to a 'duty of care' on the part of the utterer or writer to acknowledge the extent to which either of these two descriptive tools are conscious oversimplifications, in order to avoid the dangers of exacerbating stigmatisation or promulgating misconceptions about conditions which inevitably benefit from increased understanding, rather than from linguistically sustained ignorance.

~ericross

A metaphor is intentional; a clinomorphism is usually used out of either ignorance or as a convenient verbal shortcut (depending on who's using it). Most of the time, a (relatively smart) speaker will identify a metaphor as one, or use one that is commonly understood. However, assuming that someone just "gets it" is the source of many miscommunications, including Clinomorphisms. Noclevername 20:23, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I removed the monk description. It was completely off. Monk as a character has an extremely severe, very classic case of OCD. I can go into more detail on exactly why Monk doesn't have OCPD, but it seems like a pretty big waste of time. I also fixed the wording of some of the stuff, because it was somewhat biased. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.135.182.114 (talk) 11:40, August 28, 2007 (UTC)