[Ads-l] "malpractice" = incompetence

[Jonathan Lighter]

Last fall Dr. Ben Carson observed that any failure of ISIS or a
similar group to infiltrate refugees coming to the US would "almost"
be terrorist "malpractice."

JL

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 12:20 PM, Joel Berson <berson at att.net> wrote:
> When he does it (unprofessionally), it's malpractice; when he doesn't do it (professionally) it's incompetence.
>
> Actually, like OED 1.b -- and perhaps like a jury would -- I see the two as close with respect to professional (mis)conduct.
>
> Joel
>
>       From: Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM>
>  To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>  Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 12:14 PM
>  Subject: Re: [ADS-L] "malpractice" = incompetence
>
> See OED3 sense 1b (with cites back to 1861): "More generally: incompetence,
> negligence, or unethical conduct on the part of any professional person
> (esp. a lawyer), official, etc."
>
> Common collocates for "malpractice" in recent years include "educational,"
> "journalistic," and "political."
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Robin Hamilton <
> robin.hamilton3 at virginmedia.com> wrote:
>
>> A new (to me) sense of “malpractice”, from _Business Insider_:
>>
>>        Jeremy Bird, the former grassroots organizing architect of the
>> Obama campaigns, told Business Insider that Trump's inability to
>> professionalize his campaign — as well as his relative lack of interest in
>> voter-targeting data that could            help him identify and turn out
>> sympathetic voters in swing states — is "campaign malpractice."
>>
>>
>> http://uk.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-polls-electoral-map-2016-5?r=US&IR=T
>>
>>
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