Oct 21, 2012 11:52
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knew him for a type
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Here I first saw Major (by misplaced courtesy) Wentworth Caswell. I -------------------knew him for a type ----------------------the moment my eyes suffered from the sight of him. A rat has no geographical habitat. My old friend, A. Tennyson, said, as he so well said almost everything:
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Yvonne Gallagher
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what category (of person) to slot him into
imo
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TYPECASTNG him
(deciding instantly what his personality and character traits are like)
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-10-21 12:12:12 GMT)
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typecast = to assign a role to (fitting the personality and appearance of the actor)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/typecast
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-21 13:02:54 GMT)
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"pigeonhole" is another word that could be used for this. I think it goes beyond just knowing the type but also putting that type into a classification or category
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/pigeonhole_2
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic57709.html
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-10-21 12:08:06 GMT)
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or
TYPECASTNG him
(deciding instantly what his personality and character traits are like)
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Note added at 20 mins (2012-10-21 12:12:12 GMT)
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typecast = to assign a role to (fitting the personality and appearance of the actor)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/typecast
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-21 13:02:54 GMT)
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"pigeonhole" is another word that could be used for this. I think it goes beyond just knowing the type but also putting that type into a classification or category
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/pigeonhole_2
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic57709.html
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what kind of person he was
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