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It's a perfectly respectable word. Yeats - It knows not what it is; and gather me Into the artifice of eternity Joyce - Old father, old artificer, stand me no
by elliptic 14y ago
It's a perfectly respectable word.
Yeats - It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity
Joyce - Old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.
- liamondrop 14y agoWhile it may be technically valid, artifice in modern usage is probably most commonly associated with deception & fakery. So, as a job title, I'd say it sounds pretentious and a bit out of touch, like someone who right clicked on the word "engineer" and espoused an adventitious synonym in order to have the earmarks of sagacity.
- 3pt14159 14y agoArtificers are not synonymous with engineers, they are much more synonymous with craftspersons.
- rhizome 14y agoYou have to admit that it's slightly cromulent.