Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> writes: > On Ma, 19 oct 10, 10:21:41, Justin B Rye wrote: > > Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > I thought only masters have disciples ;) and the online > > > Merriam-Webster confirms the term. > > > > I've got to admit I'm not keen on the word "mentee" either > > Me neither, but "disciple" would have been even worse :) At least it's not misleading. “mentee” implies the person is seeking a mentor, when that's not what is being described. Also, “disciple” has the advantage of being an actual word, unlike the mis-conjugated “mentee” :-) -- \ “Sane people have an appropriate perspective on the relative | `\ importance of foodstuffs and human beings. Crazy people can't | _o__) tell the difference.” —Paul Z. Myers, 2010-04-18 | Ben Finney
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