Date:    Sat, 20 Jun 1998 14:03:02 -0400
<br>From:    "Bethany K. Dumas" <dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTK.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: seeking a verb for what a consultant does
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<br>On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Mark Mandel wrote:
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<br>>          I consulted for Hugh on the XYZ issue
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<br>> which I find unsatisfactory. [snip]
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<br>> Suggestions, anyone? They don't have to use the root "consult". I've tried
<br>> "advise", but it doesn't always fit semantically.
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<br>I say "I served as a consultant to/on ..." " or "I consulted on ..." or
<br>even "I was a consultant to/on ..."
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<br>Bethany
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