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Except when you see it in “everyday speech” it is still being used in an economic context. Try using skilled or unskilled labor in a sentence where you aren’t discussing economics.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Everyday speech in an economic context but not by economists. That’s the difference. Two surgeons discussing an appendectomy over lunch is different from two random people in a bar discussing an appendectomy.

They’re both using a term from a technical context but their understanding of the technical meaning of the term is different and the connotations are different.

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