realtor: Do you correct people when they use the word "Real-A-Ter"? - 07/02/10 03:59 AM
Do you correct people when they use the word "Real-A-Ter"?
I hear people use the term "Real-A-Ter" when pronouncing the word Realtor, and I actually do not correct them ALL them time.
It depends on who they are, if I know them or not, etc.  I may just let it go sometimes, but other times I don't want to come across as being condescending, yet at the same time I would like to spare them any embarrassment in the future by politely pointing out the correct pronunciation of the word.
How do you handle that when it happens, and what approach … (8 comments)

realtor: The nobility of being able to call yourself a realtor............ - 07/27/09 09:59 AM
By DRE terms, you would be called a sales agent.
When I think of sales agent, I think of used cars, telemarketers, and "hold the line for your next available sales agent".
How many "sales agents" that you know have to invest approximately $6000 per year just to be called a "sales agent"?
That's why I disagree with being called a "sales agent". 
We are REALTORS.
We have state exams that we must pass.  We have conditional license terms that must be periodically upheld.  We are required to have technical, architectural, legal and environmental knowledge according to our state and fedaral … (9 comments)

 
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