On Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:57:50 PM +0200 "JFC (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
More than anything else it is a terminology issue. "Engineer/Ingenieurs" are faux-amis. - in French "Ingénieur" comes from "ingenium" wich convey the idea to invent. An applied searcher, designer. - in English "Engineer" conveys the idea of running an engine/machine, or being trained for that. We would say "un machiniste" but the term is not much used. The correct term would be "technicien" (which is also a regulated term in academic diplomas).
Unfortunately, the English term can carry either of these meanings, depending largely on context. It is applied to people who drive trains (because they operate an "engine", to people who provide technical support, and also to people who design complex electrical or mechanical systems or structures. You have to know from context which is which.
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