A lot, really. Especially in this business. As a lot of you know, I've covered half a dozen (at least) different industries over the last 15 years. And none of them gave me as much trouble as this one.
Our business is one littered not only with rules and regulations, but a vast vocabulary created (it seems) to stir confusion and debate. Even some of our most fundamental definitions – terms and conditions that establish the very foundation of our business – remain open to interpretation (and endless regulation).
And what we call ourselves is no different. (Well, at least what you call yourselves. I've remained an editor, despite what some of you over at AIG have called me over the years.)
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Just this week, a group of us pored over our subscription data, and once again found ourselves scratching our heads over the list of names our readers dub themselves. And what's funnier is how the numbers seem to ebb and flow like some kind of textual tide.
So, what do you call yourself? And why? Are these instructional titles? Or instinctual references? And do these syntactical distinctions really mean anything?
Jump in take our poll and tell us what you call yourself. And feel free to elaborate in our forum below (especially if you think you really fall into the black hole of "other").
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