"Oh, and birder is the word you have to use. One is a birder. If you say, 'I'm an expert bird watcher' you've automatically tipped off that you aren't a birder"

"Oh, and birder is the word you have to use. One is a birder. If you say, 'I'm an expert bird watcher' you've automatically tipped off that you aren't a birder" From the always entertaining "how to be an impostor" article. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/magazine/how-to-be-an-imposter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7kw.w9jo.5H7gtClDI8Iz&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/magazine/how-to-be-an-imp...