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An amateur is a person who wants to read books and learn more, but an annoying amateur doesen't have to read, because they claim to know everything.
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An apt observation,
Thorongil, because, in my opinion, the term "amateur" is often misused in common parlance. I understand this term to mean someone who pursues an interest out of love, thus the prefix "ama-" or "amat-" (but, I think
Bethberry would be more skilled at pulling out the etymological reference than I, who merely remembered the prefix meaning!) Perhaps an "annoying amateur" would be one who loves the subject matter but rattles on in an annoying manner about it!
Cheers!
Lyta