Principle Engineer

Posted by Michael on September 26th, 2006 filed in Personal Stuff

My email signature at work has my name, followed by the words, “Principle Engineer.” It’s been that way for probably two years.

An Indian engineer pointed out that it should be Principal, not Principle. He also pointed out that English is his fourth language.

I looked up both definitions just to be sure.

principle 
–noun 1. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.

vs

principal
–adjective 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.

The more I think about it, the more I like it the way it is. :)

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5 Responses to “Principle Engineer”

  1. Jo Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 9:13 am

    Maybe you could changed the cards to “Principled Engineer”?

  2. Michael Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 11:00 am

    Doesn’t that imply past-tense or passive? :mrgreen:

  3. Barb Says:
    September 27th, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    I think this guy has his ‘principles’ mixed up. :P I agree; yours sounds better, since you would be pushing for good morals!

  4. Michael Says:
    September 28th, 2006 at 6:44 pm

    Not only that, Barb, but I engineer them. :)

  5. Dan Says:
    July 9th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    how about Principle Principal Engineer?

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