Specialist
Today's fave word is "Specialist".
I used to think I was a bit of a specialist. In several fields. I was quite proud of this. My kids would agree with this, no doubt, accompanied by smirks and sniggers, which until today I wouldn't have understood.
A specialist is, you see, someone who is special. Ok, you think, problem is? But no. Not special as in gifted, I'm afraid. Special as in special needs, as in would have gone in the past to a special school before they were integrated into the mainstream.*
As in: "the internet is the realm of nerds and specialists"; "only a specialist would think that"; and "I can't believe you did that, you're such a specialist".
I think this is funny.
Today's word is "specialist". I urge you to use it as often as possible.
*what a genius scheme that was. I didn't know any, because I went to a posh all boys school paid for by my parents, obv.**, but the kids I knew in the mainstream all had ways of making the special needs kids (so thoughtfully integrated into their classes) have some sort of duck fit. Which may or may not have involved poking them with a stick.
**thanks Anna.
I used to think I was a bit of a specialist. In several fields. I was quite proud of this. My kids would agree with this, no doubt, accompanied by smirks and sniggers, which until today I wouldn't have understood.
A specialist is, you see, someone who is special. Ok, you think, problem is? But no. Not special as in gifted, I'm afraid. Special as in special needs, as in would have gone in the past to a special school before they were integrated into the mainstream.*
As in: "the internet is the realm of nerds and specialists"; "only a specialist would think that"; and "I can't believe you did that, you're such a specialist".
I think this is funny.
Today's word is "specialist". I urge you to use it as often as possible.
*what a genius scheme that was. I didn't know any, because I went to a posh all boys school paid for by my parents, obv.**, but the kids I knew in the mainstream all had ways of making the special needs kids (so thoughtfully integrated into their classes) have some sort of duck fit. Which may or may not have involved poking them with a stick.
**thanks Anna.
posted by crisiswhatcrisis at
10:05 am
3 Comments:
having read your post I decided to see how many other people have read your post today
whlst perusing your statistics, the advert for itunes at the top of your stats thingy flashed this at me:
"download Elton John today"
(am trying really hard to work today's favourite word into this comment somehow)(but am obviously not sufficiently articulate)(bugger)
nope, can't do it; the word specialist has totally floored me
have a good weekend
By
I, Like The View, at 3:20 pm
Well I suppose it beats some of the other horrible words used in that situation.
By
Unknown, at 9:19 am
Where have you gone crisiswhatcrisis? A blogosphere turns its lonely eyes one you (ooh ooh ooh).
By
Levi, at 4:47 pm
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