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wolf 11-21-2005 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by be-bop
The one word thats always mispronounced that drives me Bloody batty is
Schedule pronounced "Skedule" there's no fukin' K in there........ :D

It's got the same fucking K in it that School does.

I think the War of Independence was fought in part so that we didn't have to talk and spell funny over here.

wolf 11-21-2005 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
I was always taught that Vitae (in Curriculum Vitae) was correctly pronounced "Vy-Tee". I have heard other people say "Vee-Ty" so often now that I am beginning to doubt my memory and stick to saying CV.

Screw all that ... when did it stop being a resume? Is it related to the pay rate for the job somehow? Like up to $10/hr you just fill out an application, $10-30/hr you provide a resume, and $30 and over/hr you have to give your CV?

BigV 11-21-2005 01:43 PM

I think it is more related to the intended audience. CV seems targeted more towards an academic field, and a resume seems more...commercial.

or not...

Undertoad 11-21-2005 02:59 PM

CV is Brit usage.

seakdivers 11-21-2005 04:39 PM

My husband has a CV. For him, it's not that you are out looking for a job per se, it's that his credentials need to be available for potential clients to see.

A resume is for when you are going to approch a potential employer and ask them "Is this enough for you to hire me?"
A CV is for when you want the person to come to you and say "you have all of the qualifications we need for this situation. Can we hire you?"

He's an expert witness, so clients come to him instead of the other way around.

xoxoxoBruce 11-21-2005 08:49 PM

What's he 'spert in? :)

seakdivers 11-21-2005 09:43 PM

He's a Forensic Scientist. :skull:

russotto 11-21-2005 09:52 PM

Vitae = "vye-tay". Should drive any Latin scholar bat-tay.

And aluminum has but one I.

School and Schedule each have a 'k', like the Skook'll river.

And English didn't evolve. Like the Borg, it assimilated, often by force.

seakdivers 11-21-2005 11:08 PM

*snicker*

wolf 11-22-2005 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers
He's a Forensic Scientist. :skull:

You're married to a CSI guy? that is just too cool.

xoxoxoBruce 11-22-2005 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers
He's a Forensic Scientist. :skull:

Cool. Is there a large demand for his 'spert-ness in Alaska or is it a case of with his credentials he can live anywhere he wants? :confused:

BigV 11-22-2005 10:53 AM

Not exactly mispronounced, but it still chaps my ass: irregardless. Please, make it stop!

seakdivers 11-22-2005 11:28 AM

Wolf;
He's not exactly a CSI guy - that's a crime scene tech, which is different. He's a generalist, so for the most part he reviews cases and reconstructs the crime, then identifies what areas or items need further review by specialists.
Basically he's the cleanup guy. He gets called in when a case is so messed up or out of control that they need someone to come in and tell them which way to go.
He does the same thing at home...... it's a bit annoying at times!

xoBruce;
He can live anywhere he wants! ;)
There is an advantage to living on a remote island when you are working on unsolved cases involving violent crime.
When he was living in California he had a hard time sleeping!

We certainly have some interesting dinner conversations at our house

footfootfoot 11-22-2005 11:39 AM

length,
width,
and (not)
heighth

fucking hillbillies.

Trilby 11-22-2005 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers
Basically he's the cleanup guy. He gets called in when a case is so messed up or out of control that they need someone to come in and tell them which way to go.

Like Harvey Keitel?


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