Would you make a decent docent?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325095)
Rockingham, Australia
April 28, 2020 9:40pm CST
I’ve come across a couple new words lately. ‘Gallimaufry’ was one that came in the book I’ve been reading. It means ‘a confused jumble or medley of things’. Thanks to @xFiacre, I’ve now come across it a couple more times.
Then today, I found another ‘new’ word – docent. According to one source, this has two meanings. Firstly, in certain US and European universities and colleges), it can signify a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank.
It can also mean ‘a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum, art gallery, or zoo’.
I think I’d make a decent docent, don’t you? Telling people all about our native animals? How about you? Would you make a decent docent at some tourist attraction?
Photo is of our kangaroos.
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@AliCanary (3041)
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29 Apr 20
I actually WAS a decent docent, at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. I didn't do guided tours, but what I did do was much more fun--I volunteered in the Live Animal Unit and would show our critters to the museum visitors. It was a lot of fun!
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@AliCanary (3041)
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1 May 20
@JudyEv - it was a lot of fun! I did it in college. My first volunteer gig in a very long line of them.
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@RasmaSandra (73104)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Apr 20
I think I would love being a docent in an art gallery or a zoo. Is that kangaroo stretching?
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@RasmaSandra (73104)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 May 20
@JudyEv he looks funny they have such big feet
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@JudyEv (325095)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
@RasmaSandra I guess they need that length to balance with. :)
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@amitkokiladitya (171938)
• Agra, India
29 Apr 20
You place is famous for Kangroos. I hope to see them one day
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@amitkokiladitya (171938)
• Agra, India
1 May 20
@JudyEv I wish things come back to normal soon
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@RebeccasFarm (86282)
• United States
2 May 20
Nah no docent here but I do agree you would make a good one Judy.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Apr 20
ok I so need to memorize Gallimaufry, that is an awesome word
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Apr 20
@JudyEv It's not in mine, I keep trying to say it over and over, but then I forget it. I DO know what both words mean now though
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
29 Apr 20
i would be based on all your posts go so far as to say you would be an amazing tour guide as well! The best docents make the journey fun - you would do that!!!
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@snowy22315 (169445)
• United States
29 Apr 20
I had a volunteer job once as a docent. It was OK, but that museum did not have many visitors, so I usually just played on the computer..
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@JudyEv (325095)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 20
Some museums don't seem to have too many visitors.
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
29 Apr 20
I like improving my vocabulary. Two new words for me. Thanks!
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@JudyEv (325095)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 May 20
It's a beauty, isn't it? Quite hard to remember. It's in a book which has been translated from Swedish to English as perhaps it's not commonly used in English.
@moffittjc (118296)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Apr 20
You would definitely make a good docent! Your descriptions of animals and interesting places you've been has been very interesting and educational!
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@JudyEv (325095)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 20
I guess questions from out of left field would stump me and then I'd feel inadequate.
@LindaOHio (155160)
• United States
29 Apr 20
Yes, you'd make a great docent. I'd love to be a docent in some animal-themed attraction. It still amazes me that you have kangaroos getting into your garden.
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