Saturday, November 30, 2013

word choice - Can the expression "fully booked" be used metaphorically legitimately?

I'm an illustrator. Can I say "I'm fully booked" to mean that my schedule is full?



I've always heard the booked verb applied to "performative" professions: Models, event planners, singers, etc. Never for pure service and creation-oriented occupations as on-site technical support providers or painters. You book a model. You don't book a writer.



If this expression isn't appropriate, how else could I word that "schedule" sentence without being so passive or mouthful?

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