It's funny (ironic?), but when I read "an amateur {insert occupation} has"
I mentally replace "an amateur" with "a talented and passionate"
For me, amateur just doesn't mean the insult that it meant when I was a youngster.
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I mentally replace "an amateur" with "a talented and passionate"
For me, amateur just doesn't mean the insult that it meant when I was a youngster.
"Amateurish" or "amateurishly" feel damning and assertions about a certain absence of quality or attention to detail.
Describing someone as a "total amateur" feels a bit like calling them a hack.
This needs a separate word or concept.