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Subject:Re: State Laws? From:Mary Shaw <MShaw -at- MONEYNET -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 4 Jun 1997 13:54:23 -0400
Pat Gantt wrote:
>> Yes, NSPE is serious and pursuing the illegal use of the term engineer. <<
I can see how some people would believe that the title "engineer" has come to be overused, and frivolously used, in recent years.
OTOH (flipping through dictionary), Webster defines "engineering" as: "2, the science of making practical application of knowledge in any field. 3, skillful management or contrivance."
With that in mind, does the NSPE really have a case?
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