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Slava
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Aficionado

Postby Slava » Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:26 am

I've always taken this to be a fancy word for a professional, one who really knows whereof they speak. I guess it can be, but it really means a fan or devotee.
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Re: Aficionado

Postby bbeeton » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:56 pm

Recognizing the cognate to "affection", I'd say that a person who really likes their job, as well as being good at it, is amazingly fortunate.


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