http://wordie.org/people/ascription?wl=3360#comments Comments for the word list 'Ascription's Words' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/people/ascription?wl=3360#comments 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. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:08:14 +0000 http://wordie.org/people/ascription?wl=3360#comments