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From: soh@shiva.trl.oz (kam hung soh)
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Subject: Re: What is a professional?
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Date: 13 Sep 90 22:26:03 GMT
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kassover@minerva.crd.ge.com (David Kassover) writes:
>A Professional is someone who is paid to do what he does.
>An Amateur is someone who does what he does because he likes to
>do it.

After reading this glib remark, I couldn't help but wonder what David
considers professionals who hate what they are paid to do, and
amateurs who like their jobs.

A. A professional amateur.
B. A amateurish professional.

>Sorry, I'm away from my Webster's at the moment.

We forgive you.  (Gosh, who's this `we'?)

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