Re: [Mid] "Earning" definition

Padraig writes:
>
>In a message dated 98-01-12 18:57:22 EST, you write:
>
><< ya azzunish! Permit me to disagree. "Earning" implies payment for
> services rendered, and if that is so, then what is the price of peerage?
>
> salaam, durr >>
>
>That it certainly one definition of the word "earn", but it's not the one I
>understood it to be about. The word is also used to denote recognition for
>accomplishment, such as a Boy Scout "earning" the Eagle rank, or a news
>article "earning" a Pulitzer Prize. Our system of rank and award is designed
>to recognize achievement, whether in craft or courtly graces, and in that
>sense a peerage is indeed something one earns.
>

ya la!

I checked the definition in the dictionary before I made my comment, which
is why I still contend the using the term "earn" sets a precedent that says
there is a price on a peerage. Do you pay by check or money order?

Please understand that steering away from this term will free the "awards
and ranks" from certain stigma and expectations such as the "AOA in one
year" issue that has been a typical sticking point from time to time.

On the flip side, if such things are to be earned, then set some clear and
unambiguous standards for people to achieved and you will eliminate some of
the arbitrariness that appears from time to time.

salaam, durr

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