Re:Déformation professionnelle
by dan_sim on Friday May 22, 2009 @11:21AM
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I speak french and I can say that it's a very common expression. It is often used in a funny way. Like if a receptionist answers the phone saying the name of the company (like she does all day) even though she's home. She will probably say "déformation professionnelle".
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We also use it to apologize when being rude without meaning it.
Example :
you make a remark without really thinking of it because of your professional habits (ex: you should be doing things that way, or going straight to limit-cases or counter-examples) that would made sense in a professional context, but that is not acceptable outside.
You would apologize saying "I am sorry, it is a déformation professionelle"