Tuongvan  +  503603 Mon, 21 Apr 08 11:41 PM Hi teachers, a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard  Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's . b/ What's the meaning of " attorney at law " ? Is it the same as " lawyer " ? Thank you in advance  Tuongvan Joined on Sun, Dec 30 2007 Regular Member 975 van

	Clive  +  503608 Tue, 22 Apr 08 12:07 AM Hi, a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard  Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's . You could  say a sign. In N. America, some doctors and lawyers refer to this as their 'shingle'. b/ What's the meaning of " attorney at law " ? Is it the same as " lawyer " ? In layman's terms, yes. But the terms used for different kinds of lawyers can vary a lot from one country to another. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,298 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Tuongvan  +  503774 Tue, 22 Apr 08 11:40 AM Thank you Clive, but what do you mean by saying "in layman's term" ? I wouls appreciate it very much if you could explain it to me . Best wishes Tuongvan

	Clive  +  503793 Tue, 22 Apr 08 12:36 PM Hi, The phrase 'In layman's terms' means 'this is what ordinary people who are not experts say'. In the case above, I meant that ordinary people who are not lawyers would not see any real difference between the terms 'attorney-at-law' and 'lawyer'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Difference Between