Abstract:
Do you ever find yourself using a fancy word when you talk just because you like the way it rolls off your tongue?
When I'm teasing a co-worker, for example, I like to say, "I'm just being facetious," instead of, "I'm only joking." Or, when my little sister is picky about food, it's more fun to say, "You're so persnickety," than, "Stop being difficult." Almost always, there's a simpler way to say something; but sometimes, for whatever reason, we just can't find the words.
Jobs and job titles are a perfect example. In my line of work, I research a lot of different occupations. Most of them I've heard of, some of them I haven't -- but recently, I noticed that many of them I couldn't even pronounce.
Curiosity got the best of me and I went on a quest to learn about some of these jobs. Are they as fancy and complex as they sound? (The answer is no.) Don't get me wrong -- the following jobs aren't simple or dull; it's just that there might be an easier way to explain that you operate on the mouth, jaws, head and neck than by saying you're an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (even if that's your proper title).
Here are 15 job titles that can be a mouthful, phrased in a way we can all understand:
Do you ever find yourself using a fancy word when you talk just because you like the way it rolls off your tongue?
When I'm teasing a co-worker, for example, I like to say, "I'm just being facetious," instead of, "I'm only joking." Or, when my little sister is picky about food, it's more fun to say, "You're so persnickety," than, "Stop being difficult." Almost always, there's a simpler way to say something; but sometimes, for whatever reason, we just can't find the words.
Jobs and job titles are a perfect example. In my line of work, I research a lot of different occupations. Most of them I've heard of, some of them I haven't -- but recently, I noticed that many of them I couldn't even pronounce.
Curiosity got the best of me and I went on a quest to learn about some of these jobs. Are they as fancy and complex as they sound? (The answer is no.) Don't get me wrong -- the following jobs aren't simple or dull; it's just that there might be an easier way to explain that you operate on the mouth, jaws, head and neck than by saying you're an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (even if that's your proper title).
Here are 15 job titles that can be a mouthful, phrased in a way we can all understand:
Click here for the full MSN Careers article! And see 15 "hard to pronounce" careers, as well as their descriptions and average salaries.
By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer
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