[ubuntu-uk] Geeks and Nerds

[James Edwrd Grabham]

On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 10:04:15PM +0100, Dark Otter wrote:
> As far as I've seen, the general opinion seems to be that a geek is
> someone with particular skill in a special area, e.g. computing, whereas
> nerd is a derogatory term for rather obsessive and often socially
> dysfunctional people. There seems to be less differentiation between
> younger people (particularly people at my school) compared to older
> people who I know, and it is from the older people I know that this
> clearer idea of the difference comes.
> 
> N.B. Following research on urbandictionary.com, this seems to be the
> opposite way round in america.



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Yes, I even have a shirt which says 'I'm not a nerd, I'm a geek'


James