Does anybody know this term?

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:17 pm

What is a "cronista" ... have you heard of this?

Post by **Stewart T.** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:33 pm

Is that the feminine version of "crony?" :)

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:56 pm

Sounds like a bad medical term....

Cynthia J · Post by **Cynthia J** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:49 am

Andy!! Ouch!!! I much prefer the possibility of being a feminine crony, thanks, Stewart! In fact it means chronicler, columnist or historian in Portuguese. When I landed the job to write the Graham's Port blog, I signed up with Finanças, the tax authority here. They have to pigeonhole you in some recognised job title on your paperwork, and since "blogger" doesn't yet exist in their list of approved jobs, we went for Cronista. I like the slightly Homeric overtones of "chronicler" myself...

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:29 am

I prefer "chronicler" too

Post by **Glenn E.** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:32 am

Cynthia J wrote:I like the slightly Homeric overtones of "chronicler" myself...

Me too... that's basically what you do, after all, just digitally instead of on parchment!

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:23 am

Yes, typing loses some of the natural beauty of the written word with pen to paper, but it still gets the message across. And Cynthia does a very fine job of this!

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