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Experts

Why does the word expert have an "ex" in it?  That cant be good.  I don't know about you, but I don't want an "ex" anything working on my car, heart, shoe, etc...

But what is an expert? Is he a former pert?  WTF is a pert? Shampoo? So are all experts former shampoos?  This blows my mind!  Good luck out there people.

Comments (4)

Sep 18, 2008
Justine Ezarik said...
I think you've really got something here. There are a lot of experts in Hollywood.. Let's never go there again.
Sep 18, 2008
marc horowitz said...
latin? maybe? anyone a pro with that?
Sep 18, 2008
Amudi Sebastian said...
i like the way you think.. are you an expert? :-p
Sep 24, 2008
Veronica said...
Here's what I found on etymonline.com:
expert (adj.)- c.1374, from L. expertus, pp. of experiri "to try, test" (see experience). The n. sense of "person wise through experience" existed 15c., reappeared 1825. Expertise (1868) is from Fr. expertise "expert appraisal, expert's report."

I dunno, still doesn't explain a whole lot about the "ex-" part.

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