[Ads-l] definition of expert (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

One reason why "expert" seems to be losing ground to "specialist," at
least in my life.

JL

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:29 PM, MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY
RDECOM AMRDEC (US) <william.d.mullins18.civ at mail.mil> wrote:
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> _Escanaba [MI] Daily Press_ 23 Jun 1953 p 4 col 7
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> "Expert, if you define it this way:  Ex -- meaning has-been; and spurt -- meaning a drip under pressure!"
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> Google Books has some snippet view examples that may precede this by a couple of years.
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