Custom Razors...Perhaps You Don't Get What You Pay For

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Originally Posted by Neil Miller

'petroleum transfer operative' (filling station attendant aka gas jockey);
'mixologist' (barkeep or bar man);
'team leader' (supervisor);
'sanitation engineer' (janitor);
'admin. assistant' (secretary);
'refuse operative' (bin-man, garbage collector);
'domestic service technician' (cleaner);

Regards,
Neil

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Deem worts shoe do luk good in da resumay though.

Resumay:

Artisanal compilation of BS trying to baffle brains but fooling nobody.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Phrank

I'm almost afraid to ask, who's Bill Ellis? :shrug:

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I'm afraid to say ........ :rolleyes:

"You are quite right, there is a good example here - namely the maker or you confusing the words 'bespoke' and 'custom' - I have underlined and made the font bold where those words appear. They are not mutually exclusive - they are the same thing, therefore one of you is in error here."

As I understand it, Mr. Webster agrees with you (I do believe the dictionary is in fact the final authority in issues such as these). Hence I have to agree with you as well Neil. I think the "confusion" on the use of the word (for me at least) focuses on the level of "uniqueness" or "one-of-a-kind" factor when the terms come into play. And that I believe shall always be somewhat subjective. Hmmm, small wonder English is often regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn.