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To: wrench

Ok. So what do the British call an degreed engineer designing things?

And don’t say unemployed.


13 posted on 07/14/2016 2:06:38 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana
Ok. So what do the British call an degreed engineer designing things?

In WW2 a lot of them were called "Boffins", on't know about now.

15 posted on 07/14/2016 2:09:47 PM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: 2banana

Not sure, as I never worked with British designers/developers/engineers, but have run into wrench turners and rivet drivers from across the pond.

As they say, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.


18 posted on 07/14/2016 2:11:21 PM PDT by wrench
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To: 2banana
Ok. So what do the British call an degreed engineer designing things?

Raj?

I'm kidding. Really, I am. Well, maybe.

29 posted on 07/14/2016 2:26:19 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Warning: This post has little to do with reality, and nothing to do with polite society.)
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To: 2banana

“what do the British call an degreed engineer designing things?”

A degreed design engineer?

What’s with the sensitivity to titles, 2nd banana? Are you a Brit?


38 posted on 07/14/2016 3:07:55 PM PDT by 386wt
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