I had a strange conversation with a guy in a photo shop recently when I dropped off some film to be developed. He got chatty and decided to ask me what I do. When I told him that I am a librarian, he said, "no you're not, you're an archivist." People don't often argue with me about what my title is. I assume that they will accept my word for it: not this guy.
Oddly, he pronounced archivist incorrectly. He said the word archive, followed by ist, if you know what I mean. I guess I had a perplexed look on my face, for he repeated what he had told me: I am not a librarian, I am an archivist (pronounced incorrectly).
I may never be able to go back to that place again.
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2 comments:
i can't believe you didn't defend your profession, or try to explain the difference...how hilarious. You should have asked what he did for a living, and then told him he was wrong...CMF
no point arguing with characters like that....he's right and that's all there is to it....how does it feel being an archive-ist?
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