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    Level 16 - Colossus lous's Avatar
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    How many ways can you use the word Engineering?

    Traditionally there are only Mechanical, Electrical and Civil which are considered Engineering. Obviously the word engineering is the most over-used word ever. Everybody likes to add "engineering" at the end of every word, such as science engineering, maintenance engineering, section engineering, water engineering, biological engineering, computer engineering.
    Can you lists some other engineering so I can have a good laugh?
    @Mike1942, unfortunately for you, I am a professional engineer, and I have done my research before I posted it, engineering is often used as well as engineer, Perhaps someone born in 1942 is a bit too old for this. Plus you didn't answer my question...

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    In olden times the engineer was the one who built (and destroyed) fortifications while today someone engineering destruction is probably working on a co-worker's career in a competitive firm.
    And actually, about half of what you have listed almost never has "engineering" but uses "engineer" in the sense of locomotive engineer - the one in charge - maintenance engineer does maintenance, not engineering. Water engineering would more likely be hydrological rather than water.
    But you left out social engineering - trying to change social structure.

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    I think you have a reason for a good laugh.
    Some time ago I had come across " software engineering " and thought was some sort of a joke. To my amazement, through some subsequent serious responses it turned out to be true.

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