WORD FOR THE DAY(7/9/18)Métier

Merriam Webster | 7/9/18

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WORD FOR THE DAY(7/9/18)Métier



Word of the Day : May 28th, 2018

Métier play noun MET-yay

Definition

1 : vocation, trade

2 : an area of activity in which one excels : forte

Did You Know?

The words métier, employment, occupation, and calling all perform similar functions in English, though each word gets the job done in its own way. These hardworking synonyms can all refer to a specific sustained activity, especially an activity engaged in to earn a living, but these words also have slightly different shades of meaning. Employment implies simply that one was hired and is being paid by an employer, whereas occupation usually suggests special training, and calling generally applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. Métier, a French borrowing acquired by English speakers in the 18th century, typically implies a calling for which one feels especially fitted.

Examples

"'We're going to react to them and improvise,' says [Zeena] Parkins, a classically trained pianist from Detroit who found her métier in Manhattan's Lower East Side experimental music scene in the 1980s, when she electrified her harp to be heard amid the din of guitars and drums and other instruments." — Jesse Hamlin, The San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

MY ENTRY: I was going to use the word in a sentence, but since computers are not my metier, I was unable to include the accent grave in the text!

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Good Morning Everybody!

Even if vocabulary is not your metier, come and join the fun.

[Red Badger]

Guten tag! Pleased to metier!..............

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Ha Ha Ha!

That was quick! LOL!

[Robert A Cook PE]

The true measure of a politician’s worth is not determined by how long he or she has been in their metier, nor how high that their pier’s think their me-tier is, but in whether their moral values remain uncontaminated by the me-too trend of retaining their metier’s salaries and perks (er, bribes) and benefits.

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“their metier’s salaries and perks (er, bribes) and benefits.”

Which are measured on the famous BS Meter.

[mikrofon]

If you are looking for meatier Summer fare, your best bet may be the friendly neighbor whose métier is at the barbecue…

[Texan5]

Nice, cool rainy day to work on bids and invoices-

Liberal women are s joyless bunch-
They’re bound by a common thread
They hate everyone who disagrees-
So their metier is whining instead

They call abortion “women’s health”
So murder is now a woman’s “right”-
Complements from men trigger them
Enough to keep them awake at night

They worship their leader Hillary
Who still doesn’t have any shame-
Gives whiny speeches about losing
And how everyone else is to blame...

[NutsOnYew]

This is in recognition of Phil Mickleson (like him) and Tiger Woods (don't like him) facing off for $10 million.

Golfing is not my forte,

The holes seem so long when I play,

But I'm always quite keen,

To reach hole nineteen,

Drinking vodka is my true metier.

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BBQ...mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm

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Yep...a joyless bunch indeed.

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That nineteenth hole is a doozie.

Big water hazard there. (”Vodka” is Russian for “little water”)

[MoochPooch]

(A little late for the party, as usual.)

Speaking of party, Hillary was thinking of running again on the Democratic ticket. Losing must be her metier.

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And it’s our job to keep it that way!