If someone has a certificate, wouldn't you call them certified?
(Or, you know, Bob, but you get my meaning.)
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Emily - Apr 20, 2006 9:59:51 am PDT #2545 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
§ ita § - Apr 20, 2006 10:10:26 am PDT #2546 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, man, dates are all "Well, if you have that, I'll have this, but if you don't want anything, I guess I'll have that, unless you want that other one..."
It's all about how I can get the most flavours on my tongue. I'm greedy in that fashion.
-t - Apr 20, 2006 10:12:48 am PDT #2547 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Free samples are a good thing. I should take more advantage of them than I do.
If someone has a certificate, wouldn't you call them certified?
I would. I might not be right, though.
msbelle - Apr 20, 2006 10:13:17 am PDT #2548 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
that's a bad phrase.
TomW - Apr 20, 2006 10:21:15 am PDT #2549 of 10002
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
If someone has a certificate, wouldn't you call them certified?
Do avoid confusion with definition 3. - "fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)" - I think that the forms "Certified X", "Y Certified" or "Y Certified X" are preferred. Where 'X' indicates the area of expertise in which the person holds a certificate and 'Y' indicates the body that has certified this person.
E.g. Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
You may argue amongst yourselves about whether these particular examples are synonymous with definition 3.
Strega - Apr 20, 2006 10:26:30 am PDT #2550 of 10002
I'm greedy in that fashion.
Ah, I think I'm probably greedy the other way. I'm more into hoarding.
-t - Apr 20, 2006 10:33:51 am PDT #2551 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I never think of certified as meaning insane. Certifiable, yes.
Emily - Apr 20, 2006 10:43:41 am PDT #2552 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I was just bemused by all the references on various websites to "certificated" teachers. dictionary.com recognizes it, though, so... okay.
Hayden - Apr 20, 2006 10:55:38 am PDT #2553 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
"Certificated" is the preferred regulatory term. It's a bureaucrat thing.
Sue - Apr 20, 2006 11:04:20 am PDT #2554 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Enily, where I'm at, teachers need to be certified by the Provincial Dept. in order to be able to teach in public schools. Certification confirms their education, experience and any professional development training they receive and determines their pay class.
I think there's also National Board Certifications in the US, isn't there?