>Being an engineer means using technology, science, mathematics to solve problems. That's called practicing engineering. An engineer is a professional practiti

>Being an engineer means using technology, science, mathematics to solve problems. That's called practicing engineering. An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineer. You can practice engineering all you want, but if you're not a professional (having received an engineering degree from a certified university), it's dishonest to call yourself one. Honestly, it is elitist. But those of us who obtained our degrees worked our asses off. And I personally hate when people abuse the term to mean anything that took skill. "Candy cane engineer". "Beats engineer". "Drink mixing engineer". It's linguistic prescription to make yourself sound more important/skilled.