> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of cdb
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 8:28 AM
>
>  In my long running battle against weird phrasing of job adverts, I
> present one from GE for a Medical Equipment Engineer.
>
> 'Comprehensive knowledge of a specific modality or multi-modalities.'

Modality has a unique and specific definition in GE's specialty of medical
imaging. In medical imaging a modality is a type of equipment or probe used
to acquire images of the body.

So while the usage looks odd to those outside of the medical imaging
industry, it's just industry specific terminology.

Paul Hutch

>
> "Hello dear, I'm feeling terribly multimodal today".
>
> Still it is better than the job I saw advertised where it requires
> 'All employees to display family values'.(software support advert)
>
> Hmm, there are so many things I could say to that statement.
>
> I'd value my family at about 50p or AU$1.25.
>
> How big should the valuation badge be? Do I have to get an official
> valuer to provide the valuation?
>
> Colin
> --
> cdb,  on 3/21/2010

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