Technically speaking?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="unemployable">unemployable</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="employed">employed</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="he">he</span>?</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span>, <span word="legally">legally</span>, <span word="unmistakably">unmistakably</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>.</p><p><span word="Loosely">Loosely</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>.</p><p><span word="Technically">Technically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="technical">technical</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span>, <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="view">view</span> “<span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technocrats">technocrats</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strict">strict</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="rigid">rigid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jargons">jargons</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="Technical">Technical</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="being">being</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unmistakable">unmistakable</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="interchangeable">interchangeable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>”.</p>
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