[Bill Dornfeld]

Hi all,

With the ever increasing popularity of LinkedIn, I’ve noticed that many Pipers list “Principle” Piping Designer in their job title.

I always thought it was supposed to be “Principal” Piping Designer, so I looked on the many company websites for the word “Principle” in the job description. You know what? It’s not there. But it does have the word “Principal” Piping Designer however. Then I went to the dictionary to find their respective meanings. “Principal” it is.

Finally, I looked at Pipingdesigners.com website on their Piping Designer Descriptions Chart. Yep, it too has a “Principal” Piping Designer category.

Me? I think I’ll stay with a safe one; is it “Senior” or “Sr.” Piping Designer? Just kidding.

If you ask me, correctly spelling a job title is pretty important, especially when the company’s website lists the job description as “Principal” Piping Designer.

Discussion

[James Pennock]

Billy,
I agree, It should be the ‘pal” (Principal) version.

[6d Bend]

“Pal” it is.
Unless you are a piper of principle!

Now might be good time to check your resume!

prin·ci·ple
1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning
2. a fundamental source or basis of something.

prin·ci·pal
1. first in order of importance; main.
“the country’s principal cities”
synonyms: main, chief, primary, leading, foremost, first, first-line, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent; More

2. (of money) denoting an original sum invested or lent.
“the principal amount of your investment”

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