Professional

The following conversation, summarized here, was heard by R a week or so ago when C and B were doing dishes.  There was a "discussion" as to what the word professional means and each side was adamantly defending their case.  When R told me about the conversation I found it to be quite hilarious and thought it was worth recording for posterities sake.

B's position:  He is a professional dishwasher because he is paid to wash dishes.

C's position:  Dishwashers are not professionals so B is not a professional dish washer.

Much discussion ensued with each side presenting evidence to support their position.  Neither side was making any headway though in swaying their opponent.  The discussion became more heated and still no one budged.

Finally, R came to the rescue and informed them that they were both correct....

B does get paid to wash dishes so if being paid to do something designates you a professional, then B is a professional dishwasher.  (Usually used to distinguish between amateur and pro athletes though, not dishwashers.)

In support of C's side, professional comes from the word profession, so a professional is someone who does something as a profession, i.e. doctor, lawyer, teacher, athletes (as mentioned above).  We have yet to hear of the profession of dishwashing though, so if washing dishes is not a profession then B is not a professional.

My question: Now that B is a "professional dishwasher" will my dishes be cleaner than they were before he pursued this profession?  The verdict is still out.