Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month
by SECProto on Monday January 20, 2020 @10:42AM
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> Amateur, at least in common American English, is virtually never used in a positive or neutral sense.
"Amateur astronomy"[1] doesn't have negative connotations. And I don't think this is an exception that proves the rule - as a native speaker of North American English, amateur can have negative connotations, but that isn't the default.
That said, in this particular case, something like "hobbyist" might fit better.
"Amateur astronomy"[1] doesn't have negative connotations. And I don't think this is an exception that proves the rule - as a native speaker of North American English, amateur can have negative connotations, but that isn't the default.
That said, in this particular case, something like "hobbyist" might fit better.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_astronomy