Timeline for AmEng equivalent for BrEng "decorator"
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| S Mar 28, 2016 at 9:52 | history | bounty ended | Elian | ||
| S Mar 28, 2016 at 9:52 | history | notice removed | Elian | ||
| Mar 24, 2016 at 17:35 | comment | added | Elian | @Jost61 I just thought there might have been a single word. | |
| Mar 24, 2016 at 17:30 | comment | added | user66974 | Why do you think that "painter and paper hanger" do not answer your question? | |
| Mar 24, 2016 at 16:22 | vote | accept | Elian | ||
| Mar 24, 2016 at 16:18 | answer | added | Peter Shor | timeline score: 3 | |
| S Mar 24, 2016 at 16:04 | history | bounty started | Elian | ||
| S Mar 24, 2016 at 16:04 | history | notice added | Elian | Authoritative reference needed | |
| Mar 22, 2016 at 9:06 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/712203713646075904 | ||
| Mar 22, 2016 at 6:06 | history | edited | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 21, 2016 at 14:07 | history | edited | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 21, 2016 at 13:51 | comment | added | WS2 | @Jim I don't know the guy, but he my guess is that he would do some minor interior repairs, put up some shelves for you etc. - but mainly his work would be restricted to painting, wallpapering, artexing of ceilings, minor plaster repairs etc. | |
| Mar 21, 2016 at 3:20 | comment | added | Jim | @WS2 - I don’t know, does he do more than paint and wallpaper? | |
| Mar 21, 2016 at 0:40 | answer | added | jejorda2 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 21, 2016 at 0:26 | comment | added | WS2 | @Jim What would Steve Swankie paint on his van if he were an American (keillorgraphics.com/ourwork-view.php?id=99)? | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:42 | history | edited | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:29 | comment | added | Papa Poule | Wall treatment “covers” paint and wall paper (but also any other means of treatment, such as paneling), but “wall treatment expert” wouldn’t be any shorter than “painter and paperhanger,” which is pretty idiomatic here, but be careful using “paperhanger”! | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:27 | comment | added | Jim | Yes she does, but I will admit that once an interior designer has reached a certain level of renown in their profession they tend to hire underlings and subcontractors to do the painting and wallpapering for them | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:27 | comment | added | Elian | @Jim Does your sister also paint the walls and hang the wallpaper of the building interiors that she decorates? ;-) Actually, I'm looking for the AmEng equivalent for what is called an interior decorator in the UK, i.e. someone whose profession is to decorate the interior of buildings by painting the walls and hanging wallpaper. | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:22 | comment | added | Mitch | That ODO definition for american sounds wrong. It sounds like 'interior designer. The BrE definition sounds like one for AmE 'decorator' also. But frankly to me a 'decorator' isn't even someone who puts up wallpaper or paints, it's...well it's not a profession, it is just someone who decorates (flowers? holiday items?) either that or it is exactly a synonym of interior designer. | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:19 | comment | added | Jim | Well, I can only tell you how we actually use the term (my sister-in-law is an interior designer her college degree is in Interior Design) and she “designs the interior of someone’s home, by choosing colors, carpets, materials, and furnishings as well as “decorating the interior of buildings by painting the walls and hanging wallpaper.” I’ll tell her the dictionary says that’s not her job... | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:18 | history | edited | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:14 | comment | added | Elian | @Jim Thanks, but "interior designer/decorator" is defined by AHD as a person whose profession is the planning and execution of the layout, decoration, and furnishing of an architectural interior, thefreedictionary.com/interior+decorator | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:08 | comment | added | Jim | Interior designer. Sometimes interior decorator. | |
| Mar 20, 2016 at 22:05 | history | edited | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2016 at 21:59 | history | asked | Elian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |