Re: 85 million-year-old dinosaur skull found in Japan

["franklin e. bliss" <frank@blissnet.com>]

I stand educated.  I had never heard the usage before.  Sounds like a  
lot of us on the list.
Thanks
Frank (Rooster) Bliss
Weston, Wyoming
www.wyomingdinosaurs.com
On Oct 13, 2007, at 10:05 PM, Richard W. Travsky wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007, franklin e. bliss wrote:
> > http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUST26647120071013
> >
> > And I quote the article......
> >
> > "The fossil was found in February 2004 by an amateur expert, but only
> > identified as the skull of a hadrosaurid after a delicate cleaning  
> > process."
> >
> > I am trying to figure out what an amateur expert is???   I do know  
> > a few expert amateurs.  Must be the translation.
>
> Um, an amateur expert is one who is not getting paid ;)
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amateur
>
> a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for  
> pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons
> ...
> A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic  
> activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
> ...