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Originally Posted by Ferd
I think whoever came up with this personality trait thing was a big fat show off. I mean I cant spell a single one of them! Im not even sure I can pronounce them either.
what in the world is a choloric????? good grief (yea i realize i didnt spell it right)! give me a break, how about coming up with something normal people can relate to like "he smells funny" I understand that.
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Choleric, as in something related to cholera perhaps? Then there's phlegmatic, as in phlegm.
These relate to what were the four "humors" in early physiology. Phlegm is the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness. The four humors are: blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm. Of course, when referring to personality types, the reference is to Galen's four temperaments (in 190 A.D.): sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic. See the chart in the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_humours
SEE ALSO:
http://www.philosophyprofessor.com/p...our-humors.php
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