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If dictionaries cannot agree, than neither can we.


I'm feeling as though Ryszard hit the nail on the head.

Pat had also posted the definition of musician and music from several sources.

Where are you getting the dictionaries cannot agree?

I didn't see disagreement from dictionaries. I even took the the time to respond to the definitions with how they applied!

I have to wonder if this is your "go to" answer without really investigating it?

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I still differentiate between the two. I prefer Musicians, DJs, Engineers, etc., I guess I'm just more specific in my mind than others.


Musician in a more general term than DJ or Engineer.

The equivalent of your statement in a different subject would be like saying...

"I still differentiate between the two. I prefer Americans, Blacks, Whites, etc., I guess I'm just more specific in my mind than others."

The first term is more general musician/American, the others are more specific.

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And I suppose there is no definitive answer.


I believe there is. We may need a better term for the the present DJ's who are musicians, to differentiate them from the DJ's who are not.

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So I'm putting the horse to rest and agreeing to disagree.


I somewhat get the feeling the you really didn't read the posts that many have made, or watched the examples...and I may be totally wrong on that.

For me, I'm fine with people disagreeing with my opinions. My respect is earned when I KNOW they have done their homework.

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Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
Marilyn vos Savant

Chad (Hope that makes it easier)

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