My friend Judy thought it was nice that an old trade name like "joiner" should still be in use. I hadn't thought of it before because, well, I'm used to it.
But I've been thinking too how pleasant it is that so many common English surnames were originally job descriptions.
Carpenter, Turner, Thatcher, Butcher, Smith, Dyer, Weaver, Cooper... the list goes on and on
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Re: A carpenter is a carpenter...
Date: 2006-06-22 02:30 pm (UTC)But I've been thinking too how pleasant it is that so many common English surnames were originally job descriptions.
Carpenter, Turner, Thatcher, Butcher, Smith, Dyer, Weaver, Cooper... the list goes on and on