[sdiy] How I spent my week (Polymoog restoration-long)

[Rainer Buchty]

>It amazes me how many people are calling themselves "techs" and how
>much that word gets mis-applied these days.  In the sunday classifieds
>I see places looking for "nail techs" (as in fingernails)...!

Same goes for "experts". If I read something about "IT experts" in the
German press I'm always about to vomit, cause this means anything in the
range from someone knowing how to use a mouse to *real* experts.

It's funny to see how certain words get used to death. Anyone remember,
when "manager" and "director" actually had a true meaning? Today I'm
sure it's completely legal to call a lavatory attendant "zero zero
manager" or "defecation director" and wouldn't be the least surprised if
those job titles were already in use...

Rainer