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

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

Deem worts shoe do luk good in da resumay though.

Resumay:

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

Bob

Originally Posted by Phrank

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

I'm afraid to say ........

"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.