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What are some sets of words used to describe rank in different professions (music, engineering, science)?
I'm thinking about words similar to novice, amateur, and professional. In the European guild system there were apprentices, journeymen, and master craftsmen.
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In our company we use the following:
novice/beginner: has had some exposure but needs help.
intermediate: has practised enough to be autonomous.
senior: can lead in the subject matter. Controls, reviews and approves deliverables.
expert: consulted and used as a reference in the subject matter at the delivery unit or company level. Can take part in standardisation bodies.
Assignation of these levels are peer-reviewed on a yearly basis.
ape somebody/something (especially North American English):
to copy the way somebody else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them synonym mimic We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
The most common word for breathing is "respiration" which is often broken down by definition into two actions - to inhale and exhale. There is also the technical term for normal breathing which is "eupnoea". However, the word "breathing" itself would seem to be descriptive enough for most usages.
If you are searching for an onomatopoeic word for the (sound of) regular breathing, I did find "susurration". It is a noun mostly used for a low, indistinct whispering sound. I found this online descriptive usage - susurration
[a soft, whispering or rustling sound] of the breeze
in the wayside grasses. However, it could be used as descriptive of breathing sounds as well - e.g. normal/calm/slow/indistinct breaths could be replaced with "susurrations" (the inhalations/exhalations of normal breathing in context). It can also be used in the adjective form "susurrous" - e.g. susurrous respiration/breaths/sounds.
Best Answer
In our company we use the following:
novice/beginner: has had some exposure but needs help.
intermediate: has practised enough to be autonomous.
senior: can lead in the subject matter. Controls, reviews and approves deliverables.
expert: consulted and used as a reference in the subject matter at the delivery unit or company level. Can take part in standardisation bodies.
Assignation of these levels are peer-reviewed on a yearly basis.