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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Avocation #201011 07/06/2011 1:46 PM Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1 Uburoi stranger Uburoi stranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1 You're kidding, right? Both uses of avocation in your example show it to be something other than regular work, or vocation. Tut-tut! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Avocation Uburoi #201015 07/06/2011 4:03 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Anything for a discussion. WELCOME UBEROI ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Avocation LukeJavan8 #201016 07/06/2011 4:27 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi Uberoi This quote is talking about Ms. Sullivan's main job not her hobby. You could switch to the word vocation without changing the meaning. Quote: "For librarian Maureen Sullivan, the world of libraries is much more than an avocation." James Craven; Groups to Honor Librarian; The Bulletin (Norwich, Connecticut); Jun 20, 2011. Last edited by Zed; 07/06/2011 4:29 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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