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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/23/24 8:34 AM, Callomon,Paul
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<p>I imagine that most people you asked "What's the difference
between a trade and a profession?" could not give a clear and
coherent answer discriminating between them. If I had not seen the
definitions you posted, I don't think I could have answered this
question, myself, despite 25 years as a collection manager.
Frankly, off the top of my head, I would have said that a
profession is what you get paid to do - i.e., that's what
distinguishes a professional from an amateur. In that sense, trade
and profession are synonymous, since I can't imagine calling
something a trade if it is not a source of income.</p>
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<p>I'm not disputing the definitions you gave, just saying that that
particular distinction is not intuitive, given the various uses of
the word "professional".<br>
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<p>Peace.<br>
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Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega
phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82</pre>
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