A Detective By Any Other Name

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“gazing with great reverence at the famous detective” [HOUN] </h4> <div style= "margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffxaXSPTf4T1VpcSY9pbTJ0LoRxOGJpmlJQTGOkokwU6Z7Rb5SJI677iHKPtZQX_5SSwaHwTwB2AxKrvmazH2wF3cDgykKP82lkThlwCUPBPZiirdua2jC_vn6uPpUPc8U4cT1Zn0ybDDXtYv7XY9dNAiJDmctcufs2mze9JBTjCD69aeNeluj1i6/s663/317%20-%20Detective.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffxaXSPTf4T1VpcSY9pbTJ0LoRxOGJpmlJQTGOkokwU6Z7Rb5SJI677iHKPtZQX_5SSwaHwTwB2AxKrvmazH2wF3cDgykKP82lkThlwCUPBPZiirdua2jC_vn6uPpUPc8U4cT1Zn0ybDDXtYv7XY9dNAiJDmctcufs2mze9JBTjCD69aeNeluj1i6/w640-h526/317%20-%20Detective.jpg" width="640" height="526" border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="663" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div>When Sherlock Holmes describes himself to Watson, he says that he's a consulting detective, and then goes on to differentiate himself from two other kinds of detectives.</div> <div> </div> <div>What did it take to become a detective, and why was Holmes different? And what other terms did he and Watson use to describe his trade along the way? It's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div>In a happy coincidence, after we recorded we discovered the latest meeting of The Shingle of Southsea covered this topic. Link below.</div> <div> </div> <div><em>If you have a suggestion for a Trifles episode, let us know at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your idea on the air, we'll send you some Sherlockian goodies.</em></div> <div> </div> <p>Our Patreon supporters can listen to our shows ad-free and every one of them is eligible for our monthly and quarterly drawings for<em> Baker Street Journals</em>. <a href= "https://patreon.com/trifles">Join our community of patrons today</a>.</p> <div> <div> <div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <