“Are you a librarian by trade?” asked the Dad I had just handed a gift bag too.
“Nope, I’m a linguist”. I said it with self-affirmation and without missing a beat.
He looked at me blankly.
I always knew someone would be ready to call me on my credentials sooner or later, so I was ready for him. I explained that I’ve studied language acquisition, function, development and language barriers/community issues.
It feels a bit fraudulent to claim to be a linguist. What I really wanted to go with was that I was ‘One odd sock, or the Queen Bead”. But that would have really thrown him for a loop.
“Nope, I’m a linguist”. I said it with self-affirmation and without missing a beat.
He looked at me blankly.
I always knew someone would be ready to call me on my credentials sooner or later, so I was ready for him. I explained that I’ve studied language acquisition, function, development and language barriers/community issues.
It feels a bit fraudulent to claim to be a linguist. What I really wanted to go with was that I was ‘One odd sock, or the Queen Bead”. But that would have really thrown him for a loop.
1 Comments:
yeah, I agree with mama mia, noone but a linguist could use the words you do and get away with it! :)
Meg
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