Mincing words. The term is necessary when you have to discuss whether someone has the requisite knowledge to do-the-thing. If someone has a heart attack in a th

Mincing words. The term is necessary when you have to discuss whether someone has the requisite knowledge to do-the-thing. If someone has a heart attack in a theatre you ask if there are any doctors in the audience. If the whole flight crew dies from food poisoning you ask if any of the passengers are pilots. They're not trying to hurt your feelings, they're just asking if you can build the feature, debug the system, or handle the deploy.