What's a professional?

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Re: What's a professional? #40457 09/01/2001 7:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran
Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289	Dr. Bill and Geoff have both stated correct meanings for the term. Not surprisingly, there is more than one meaning. There is the old, narrow meaning which Geoff alludes to, but there is the meaning of someone who does for money, or for a living, what others do for amusement or pro bono publico. There are professional gamblers and there are those who play penny-ante poker every 3rd Wednesday evening. And whereas it was originally an honorable term, it can now take on a distinctly nasty connotation, as in the expression "professional do-gooder".

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What's a professional?	Geoff	09/01/2001 6:43 PM
Re: What's a professional?	wwh	09/01/2001 6:55 PM
Re: What's a professional?	Bobyoungbalt	09/01/2001 7:39 PM
Re: What's a professional?	Keiva	09/01/2001 9:27 PM
Re: What's a professional?	tsuwm	09/02/2001 12:38 AM
Re: What's a professional?	Bingley	09/03/2001 4:57 AM
Re: What's a professional?	of troy	09/02/2001 3:10 PM
Re: What's a professional?	inselpeter	09/02/2001 7:24 PM
Re: What's a professional?	wsieber	09/03/2001 5:46 AM
Re: What's a professional?	stales	09/05/2001 12:00 AM
Re: What's a professional?	belMarduk	09/05/2001 12:08 AM
Post deleted by belMarduk	belMarduk	09/05/2001 12:09 AM
Re: What's a professional?	stales	09/05/2001 12:16 AM
Pacific Peso	Jackie	09/05/2001 1:18 AM
	Max Quordlepleen	09/05/2001 1:23 AM
Re: What's a professional?	Geoff	09/05/2001 1:08 AM
Re: What's a professional?	of troy	09/05/2001 2:03 PM
Re: What's a professional?	TEd Remington	09/05/2001 5:02 PM
Re: What's a professional?	Faldage	09/05/2001 1:17 PM
Re: Professional obfuscators	wow	09/05/2001 1:40 PM
professional ballplayers	tsuwm	09/05/2001 1:52 PM
Re: professional ballplayers	Faldage	09/05/2001 5:19 PM
Re: professional ballplayers	tsuwm	09/05/2001 5:32 PM
Re: semi-amateurs	Faldage	09/05/2001 5:47 PM
Re: professional ballplayers	inselpeter	09/05/2001 6:27 PM
Re: professional coal miners	Faldage	09/05/2001 6:54 PM
Re: professional coal miners	inselpeter	09/05/2001 9:31 PM
Re: professional coal miners	Faldage	09/06/2001 1:32 PM
Re: professional coal miners	inselpeter	09/06/2001 1:35 PM
Re: professional coal miners	Faldage	09/06/2001 1:44 PM
Re: professional ballplayers	of troy	09/06/2001 1:24 PM

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