rachel the human(e) mousetrap - _MG_8417
the cats chased this little mouse into our living room, so rachel caught their prize and evacuated it before the cats could bully it anymore.
Online Etymology Dictionary
humane
c.1450, variant of human, used interchangeably with it until early 18c., when it began to be a distinct word with sense of "having qualities befitting human beings." But inhuman still can be the opposite of humane. The Royal Humane Society (founded 1774) was originally to rescue drowning persons.
copyright © 2007 sean dreilinger
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rachel the human(e) mousetrap - _MG_8417
the cats chased this little mouse into our living room, so rachel caught their prize and evacuated it before the cats could bully it anymore.
Online Etymology Dictionary
humane
c.1450, variant of human, used interchangeably with it until early 18c., when it began to be a distinct word with sense of "having qualities befitting human beings." But inhuman still can be the opposite of humane. The Royal Humane Society (founded 1774) was originally to rescue drowning persons.
copyright © 2007 sean dreilinger
view rachel the human(e) mousetrap - _MG_8417 on a black background.