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?
. . .here are my thoughts.
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.