0386: "Math Geeks Anonymous"

[capncanuck]

[WhoDatMath]

So what's the difference? I'm curious which category I fall under...

[hellerbarde]

I don't think there is a working distinction that is recognized all over the world. I for my part see Geek as a compliment, and a positive or neutral description and Nerd has a bot of a negative connotation, while Dork definitely is used as a pejorative term.

But as I said, that is just my view of things. Obviously it all also depends on who says it to whom.

[aryobarzan]

Let's make a formal definition for 'geek' and 'nerd'

[xander]

Let's make a formal definition for 'geek' and 'nerd'

What about dork? :P

Also, as someone who spent a few years studying linguistics in the dark ages of my undergraduate degree, I am disinclined to attempt to formally define the various terms. People tend to use language in the way that they use them. It would be much more useful to try to understand how people use the words, rather than force them to use them in the way that we want them too.

xander

[WhoDatMath]

Also, as someone who spent a few years studying linguistics in the dark ages of my undergraduate degree,

Nerd

[bmonk]

Also, as someone who spent a few years studying linguistics in the dark ages of my undergraduate degree,

Nerd

And here I thought he was a Dweeb.

[ComicMath]

Not sure if I agree with this, but here's a venn diagram that makes clear distinctions: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg

[Mgbu]

Not sure if I agree with this, but here's a venn diagram that makes clear distinctions: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg

Oh no! Im nerd (geek smiley)
If there is another nerd near me i havent got social ineptitude
If there is another gamer near me i havent got social ineptitude
If there is another that loves astronomy near me i havent got social ineptitude

[bmonk]

Not sure if I agree with this, but here's a venn diagram that makes clear distinctions: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg

Oh no! Im nerd (geek smiley)
If there is another nerd near me i havent got social ineptitude
If there is another gamer near me i havent got social ineptitude
If there is another that loves astronomy near me i havent got social ineptitude

So--that makes you a 64% Nerd-36% geek?