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

[Andy Grass <adgrass@gmail.com>]

The Japanese articles I found about it say literally "amateur fossil
researcher" (his name is Yuuji Tomita, btw). I suppose the word could
be translated as expert, but it's not how I'd do it.
http://www.asahi.com/science/update/1013/SEB200710130001.html
http://www.47news.jp/CN/200710/CN2007101301000185.html

On 10/13/07, franklin e. bliss <frank@blissnet.com> wrote:
> 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.
> > ...
>
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