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>Why the effort to classify with a single word? Reduce redundancy. Other "occupations" do this as well. You say "painter", not "people/person who paint(s)".
by gsich 8y ago
>Why the effort to classify with a single word?
Reduce redundancy. Other "occupations" do this as well. You say "painter", not "people/person who paint(s)".
- pests 8y agoOne, you choose your occupation. Two, if you really want to reduce redundancy just use "person/people." Everyone knows if you say "homeless person", that that person is, in fact, a person. Seems like an extra word there. If you want to be precise and point out someone is homeless, use "person, who is homeless." If two words and a comma is too redundant for you, see my first point.
- gsich 8y agoyeah, with the extra word being "person", not "homeless"