Re: What is a "professional"?
I've always made the somewhat loose distinction that if you get paid, you're a professional.
But that context is mostly from sports where there are amateurs and professionals, and only the pros get paid (well, maybe except for the Olympic teams from everywhere but here are the exception).
As far as being just a "professional", well that is kind of crossing a line. I believe it is an adjective, which means you have to be a professional something or other. You can't just be a professional. That's an incomplete sentence, like "look at the blue..." or "isn't he a nice..." So if that's your context for going off the deep end, I see your point (to a point), if not, maybe you should relax a little more?
(only kidding of course)
;D
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