Re: Nettiquette

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:20:12 -0800, "BEI Design"
<nobeidesignspam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Do you have a problem with "machinist", or "dentist", or
"publicist", or "artist", or "receptionist", or...

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abolitionist, abortionist, accompanist, activist, Adventist,
alarmist, alchemist, alienist, alpinist, altruist, anesthetist,
anarchist, anatomist, anesthetist, annalist, antagonist,
anthropologist, apiarist, apologist, Arabist, archaeologist,
archivist, artist, atheist

Everything in the list is a noun-ist or an adjectivist -- and the
adjectives refer to adjectivism. The only one that could be seen as a
verb-ist is "accompanist", and that does not mean "one who
accompanies", but "one who performs an accompaniment." "One who
accompanies" is a "companion".

I stand by my assertion that "sewist" is a lousy word, and we need to
pursue some other language down a dark alley. The original meaning
need not be perfect: "tsunami", I've been told by people who speak
Japanese, isn't any better in Japanese than "tidal wave" was in
English -- but it solved *our* problem.

In the meanwhile, you may refer to me as a sewing master: I'm
scheduled to teach embroidery to small children tomorrow night.
(It's time I drew some hearts and ironed them onto osnaburg.)

Joy Beeson
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