Expert oponion

[JB White]

Just like "Master Carpenter". There is no such thing anymore and hasn't been for ages. Impossible to master the scope of the trade in several lifetimes. Not even Norm Abram thinks himself a master carpenter, but he is on record in interviews saying his producers think it sounds more impressive.

Expert. Ex = former and a spurt is a drip under pressure.

[Sunray]

He can spell the word opinion. snicker.
"...and now I are one..." Exactly what St. Bill said when he made me an MCSE.

[Faulkner]

If you have to ask it probably is not you.

[clintonhater]

Just like "Master Carpenter". There is no such thing anymore and hasn't been for ages. Impossible to master the scope of the trade in several lifetimes. Not even Norm Abram thinks himself a master carpenter, but he is on record in interviews saying his producers think it sounds more impressive.

You're assigning a meaning to "master" that's not traditional, if it can ONLY mean experience in every conceivable work a carpenter might be asked to do. If that's the bar that must be cleared, then there can't be "masters" in any craft. What it traditionally meant is the attainment of a high--but not impossibly high-- degree of professional competence, as judged by others in the profession.

[dave]

I don't know about other fields but....... When in gunsmith school an instructor informed us; "The only person who can claim to be a 'gun expert' would be one who knows Everything about Every gun that was Ever manufactured and such a person doesn't exist".

You nailed it I have been saying that for years!!

[Jiminvirginia]

An expert is someone who knows when they need help.

Think about that for awhile.

[Dolt]

Just what qualifies a person to be an "expert" on anything?
Sam

An expert is not someone who knows the subject exhaustively. Rather, it is someone who knows where to find the answers to the subject that he and others seek.

[Duane Hansen]

An expert is not someone who knows the subject exhaustively. Rather, it is someone who knows where to find the answers to the subject that he and others seek.

I totally agree. Several years ago l taught a class on Plumbing Code in our local apprenticeship program. I personally believe that no one can know the complete plumbing code in any given area. So l approached the class with the idea that it would be much more realistic to teach the students how to find the answers to their plumbing questions rather than trying to memorize a book of facts and figures.

[SwampRatt]

Hmm, an Ex is a hasbeen and a spurt is a drip under pressure.

[dryheat]

And that means...
Don't ever say that again.