[Gpdd] MISC: Question, words

[Ginger Fitzsimmons]

A postulant is making inquiries, checking things out, without making  
firm commitment. A novice is a newbie, or sometimes a provisional  
member. I liked your use of "aspirant" in another post, myself. :-)

-ginger
co-slave to Mike T. Pig

Alge wrote:
> Regarding's Captain Jack's status as a would-be Jolly Rodent  
> (Chester and
> Charlie had to wait far longer just to be considered), during his  
> first stage,
> that of applicant, is he a postulant, a neophyte or a novice? I'm  
> almost sure
> that neophyte precedes novice but doesn't being a postulant come  
> first -- or is
> it a higher rank then the other two? If he makes it, he has some  
> work to do
> just to become a Jolly Rodent Jr. grade so he needs to get started.
>
>      Wow -- sounds like he aspires to some kind of religious  
> vocation!   ;)
>
> Alge