This morning I was reading an article about nude beaches in the United States and noticed that they used the word "naturalist". That usage is incorrect, as noted below...
As nouns, the difference between naturist and naturalist is that naturist is one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health, while naturalist is a person committed to studying nature or natural history.
As nouns, the difference between naturist and naturalist is that naturist is one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health, while naturalist is a person committed to studying nature or natural history.
Yet another so-called journalist who who has no clue whatsoever of what he's writing about.
ReplyDeleteOr made they should just turn off their spell-checker and re-read their articles before publication.
And if he/she is an intern then they didn't pass the test :-)
Of course, you can be both – it's possible that some of the folks on the nude beach were studying the shorebirds in the nude – but it's more likely that the author of the article is an ignoramus, like the people who don't know the difference between "loose" and "lose".
ReplyDeleteYou're correct. Naturist is the correct term. "Nudist" was left to the wayside long ago. Larry is right: The writer is an ignoramus.
ReplyDelete@ Laurent - Good point. "Journalists" today are pretty bad. And there seems to be no such thing as an editor, anymore.
we just call it the nudie beach up here in Seattle
ReplyDeleteIn French the word «naturiste» is use the same way as «nudiste» but it's more used for nudists doing it outside in nature like a nudist camping.
ReplyDeleteFor «naturaliste» is French also means a scientist who studies nature in general.
People don't know the difference. I was raised as a nudist with my parents, both was very liberal with me in many ways!
ReplyDeleteWell then I'm a Naturalist. I'm committed to the study of hot, male Naturists.
ReplyDeleteJimbo - You made me laugh, thanks.
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