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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Master

Hi.
Is 'master' used correctly in:

Erecting the statue of Amir Kabir sculpted by Master Seddighi has made this opportunity to notice the importance and significance of these two historical figures of Iran.
(source:http://zibasazi.ir/en/comments-and-article/item/47-how-amir-kabir-came-to-iran)
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Thanks in advance
  

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No, that title is not used for an artist. The sentence has other problems, and is obviously a translation.

  • No, that title is not used for an artist.
  • The sentence has other problems, and is obviously a translation.
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No, that title is not used for an artist.

The sentence has other problems, and is obviously a translation.
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CliveNo, that title is not used for an artist.The sentence has other problems, and is obviously a translation.
Would you please point out the problem?

So what title should be used for an artist?They wanted to say he is a Master of art.
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So what title should be used for an artist?
We don't use any title.
We just say, eg This statue is by (the) sculptor Tom Smith.
Or we commonly just use the last name if the artist is famous, eg This painting is by Picasso.


They wanted to say he is a Ma
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I know Amirkabir were killed, just like some other grand vazirs. possibly Seddighi was also died, as the text suggests.

But how to saySeddighi had completely mastered(reached a high qualification at) his job?Also for a chess player/trainer
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A chess player/trainer that just knows well, not an FM/IM/GM
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I wouldn't be surprised to just read master as a descriptor. See, for example, the natural sentence that follows:

The Mona Lisa, painted by master artist Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most famous works of art ever produced.

And another example:

Even the noted master Vincent van Gogh had a humble start, at least in terms of his subject matter. His first
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It is an odd use of Master. You could say:
Erecting the statue of Amir Kabir, the work of master sculptor Seddighi, has created an opportunity to recognize the significance of these two figures in Iranian history.

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