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#91644 01/13/03 11:31 AM
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Two things occurred to me as I read through the above posts.
First--why are WE, the respondents, gnashing our teeth? It would be a more appropriate resolution of the problem if the designers would simply change the questionnaire.

Secondly: look what happens to the meaning of milum's sentence, "My "compliment" to you and Vika resents being called Left-handed.", when I add just one letter.
My "compliments" to you and Vika resents being called Left-handed. (This is actually how I read it at first.)


#91645 01/13/03 11:49 AM
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Am I a professional?

Good use of the indefinite article, BTW.


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You get paid? You are a professional.
And- just a thought - does the word "profess" come into play here? Profess as in "lay claim to -- " in your case knowledge in a specific area ?


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I didn't expect that my question insignificant would cause such intensive discussion. sorry about that



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re: insignificant vs. intensive

not to belabor the point, but when has *any question here not been so discussed?

>You get paid? You are a professional.

and, not to miss the point, most laborers are paid, therefore...?


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my question insignificant would cause such intensive discussio

Sorry? Sorry!? As well be sorry for giving a child his favourite toy!


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warning: very tired and therefore, might be rambling

Professional: Any one who practises an occupation, whatever that might be.
However, the training that one undergoes prior to practise might not necessarily be classified as such. Professional degree programs impart a certain specific skill to their students. Such programs are geared at adding to the task force of a certain trade. Graduates of such programs practise just that specific skill and are largely specialised and restricted to their particular training, viz., teachers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects. In these cases, the term 'professional' thus becomes doubly imbued with its connotation. In a sense, since these people receive skilled training in a particular trade, they could also be referred to as traders.
When training imparted is more varied and less restricted in its scope, the opportunities for practise are equally so. And therefore, whilst each one of such graduates becomes a professional in whatever he or she chooses to practise, their training or degree might not be commonly categorised thus.
I don't know that I am right; this seems like a likely explanation for the confusion, if any.


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Professional labourers? Why not? It's certainly possible. The *good Judges' criteria which creates the most margin (from what I exhume) is "set standards of practice and enforce them".

Why would one perform something they aren't good at?[eg] It tends to make 'professional' more of an attitude (or lack of) than anything... not that anyone could be fooled by a 'pretender'.

So is it the money + diplomas + 'tude and/or any combination of one or two of the above? This seems to defy all mathematical proofs available toward a logical definition, and the members of this board (as professional wordsmiths)can't stand for that!


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can't stand for that!

You mean we'd take it lying down?!


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Yo, Faldage and musick! Sup with the Brit spellings?


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