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[There should be a standard disclaimer for "I'm correcting you because I think you would benefit from knowing, not because I mean to be an ass"] A physician is
by patrickyeon 15y ago
[There should be a standard disclaimer for "I'm correcting you because I think you would benefit from knowing, not because I mean to be an ass"]
A physician is a medical doctor. A physicist studies fundamental laws of our universe.
- jackpirate 15y ago[There should be a standard disclaimer for "I'm correcting you because I think you would benefit from knowing, not because I mean to be an ass"] I think it would quickly lose it's tone of respect, and take on one of sarcasm.
- wazoox 15y agoLike this one ? [not meaning to be an ass or the colloquial grammar nazi, but that's "its tone of respect", not "it's"]
- aristidb 15y agoSigh, I should have simply copy&pasted the "Ask a Physicist" from the title. And I actually know the difference between physician and physicist (when I consciously think about it), but when not careful I do sometimes mix them up.