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I'm real good at speaking common American English and I don't agree. The word means non-professional. So you don't do it for a living. Which is directly factua
by CPLX 7y ago
I'm real good at speaking common American English and I don't agree.
The word means non-professional. So you don't do it for a living. Which is directly factually a description of what's happening here.
In some contexts is could be negative, because the concept of a non professional doing the thing is scary. Like there's nothing positive about an amateur heart surgeon, or amateur parachute designer.
But in the context of gardening it's clear and descriptive. The needs of a professional farmer and someone with a backyard garden are very different. The term clears up which one this app is made for.
- jasonsync 7y agoI would suggest change "Amateur" to "Starter". Amateur definition: "sloppy, not professional looking." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=amateur https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=amateur "a person who is not skilled" https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/amateur_1 https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/americ... "one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amateur https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amateur
- bananocurrency 7y ago"starter" implies a cheap piece of shit throwaway that you're going to graduate from if you want to get anywhere serious. with "amateur" you feel like you won't need to replace/graduate until you're ready to go pro.
- tasuki 7y agoIt's from French, where it means "lover", ie someone who loves something: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amateur#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amateur#Etymology