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See if any of them have attainted a Masters degree ;)

zelphirkalt 6y ago
That's my favorite example of how silly it is! Lets give all the people with a master degree a change to "main degree". "main of arts", "main of engineering", "main of science" lol
- umvi 6y ago
  I suppose you could replace "master" with "graduate"
  - Minor49er 6y ago
    What if you graduate with an associate or bachelor's degree instead?
    - umvi 6y ago
      "graduate degree" (pronounced gra-jə-wət) is generally understood to mean master's degree (or uncommonly, PhD). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school
      - Minor49er 6y ago
        So according to your link and yourself, a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Also, I don't think you intended it to be this way, but your inclusion of the pronunciation comes off as condescending.
        umvi 6y ago
        I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. (gra-jə-wāt vs. gra-jə-wət) > a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. "graduate degree" is very common and generally unambiguous. "undergraduate degree" = bachelor's degree, etc. "graduate degree" = master's degree, etc. "postgraduate degree" = doctorate, etc.
        dragonwriter 6y ago
        > Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. I've never seen people use the terms this way, and every source I find confirms what I have consistently seen in use, that “graduate degree” and “post-graduate degree” are synonyms that refer to academic (usually not professional, though that varies by context) degrees which typically require a preceding degree of bachelor’s or higher.
        Minor49er 6y ago
        >I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. You should really learn about linguistic morphology.
        loco5niner 6y ago
        Sorry, but those are very ambiguous.
- Minor49er 6y ago
  I used to work in the real estate space. When these "master-to-main" changes were being discussed for git branch names, a lot of real estate companies announced that they were no longer going to refer to a home's largest bedroom as the "master bedroom", citing that term as "racist", "sexist", and "outdated": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/realestate/master-bedroom-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/realestate/master-bedroom...

That's my favorite example of how silly it is! Lets give all the people with a master degree a change to "main degree". "main of arts", "main of engineering", "main of science" lol

umvi 6y ago
I suppose you could replace "master" with "graduate"
- Minor49er 6y ago
  What if you graduate with an associate or bachelor's degree instead?
  - umvi 6y ago
    "graduate degree" (pronounced gra-jə-wət) is generally understood to mean master's degree (or uncommonly, PhD). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school
    - Minor49er 6y ago
      So according to your link and yourself, a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Also, I don't think you intended it to be this way, but your inclusion of the pronunciation comes off as condescending.
      - umvi 6y ago
        I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. (gra-jə-wāt vs. gra-jə-wət) > a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. "graduate degree" is very common and generally unambiguous. "undergraduate degree" = bachelor's degree, etc. "graduate degree" = master's degree, etc. "postgraduate degree" = doctorate, etc.
        dragonwriter 6y ago
        > Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. I've never seen people use the terms this way, and every source I find confirms what I have consistently seen in use, that “graduate degree” and “post-graduate degree” are synonyms that refer to academic (usually not professional, though that varies by context) degrees which typically require a preceding degree of bachelor’s or higher.
        Minor49er 6y ago
        >I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. You should really learn about linguistic morphology.
        loco5niner 6y ago
        Sorry, but those are very ambiguous.
Minor49er 6y ago
I used to work in the real estate space. When these "master-to-main" changes were being discussed for git branch names, a lot of real estate companies announced that they were no longer going to refer to a home's largest bedroom as the "master bedroom", citing that term as "racist", "sexist", and "outdated": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/realestate/master-bedroom-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/realestate/master-bedroom...