What word should people never use to describe you?
Post your answer in the LEAVE A COMMENT section below. I’m not the boss of you, though. Don’t write anything for all I care! But if you don’t scribe anything, does that mean you’ve de-scribed?
What word should people never use to describe you?
Mark Rylance is the lead actor in The Outfit. Queen Elizabeth II thought highly enough of his acting to make him a knight—reason enough to watch the film. Rylance’s character owns a bespoke men’s clothing shop in 1950s Chicago, having emigrated from London in the ‘40s. The entrepreneur makes a point not to be referred to as a “tailor,” but rather a “cutter.” Anyone who can sew a few buttons or stitches can be a tailor, but a cutter has the training and skills enough to execute the 228 steps needed to construct a suit. Got me thinking about which other professions are called terms their practitioners despise. A pharmacist may still be called a “druggist” on rare occasion. Granted, it’s only by men who could legitimately start a story with, “During the war…” They mean no harm by the coinage, but “druggist” screams old dude in a lab coat and tie who does little more than hand a bag across a counter with encouragement to, “Take one of these every day and you’ll be good as new.” Don’t call me a druggist! I haven’t worn a tie in years.
Selfish. or frugal.. lol
True.