Diffrence Between A Geek And A Nerd

[z05DSL3A]

I think im like this third thing that exists, wonder what to call it?

Dork is usually the third thing. :0)

[devonrevenge]

That fits too niceley grey wolf :/ I hope im too sexy to be a dork.

[BHX]

Times have changed. When I was in school, and I'm sure this is true for the members that are older than me, geek/nerd/dork were all insults, but by my senior year (2000) they had started to become a complementary and good thing.

[memberfunction]

I think that a geek is an enthusiast (for example, I am a programming geek, a sports geek and a science geek) and a nerd is someone who studies a lot. A dork is for me someone who doesn't know anything, or who remembers everything, but he doesn't know how it works or what is it. For example, I don't use the POSIX API, because I don't know what is it. geek/nerd=good, dork=bad.

[MasterGeek]

God alot of replies while i was on holiday :)

I'm just thinking that they are the same thing right now...

[fabtasticwill]

I've only been called nerd 3 times. I'm twelve and in 7th grade, and people just don't say that much anymore, at least where I live. Anyways, to me geek is smart and obsessive and a nerd has bad social skills, and cares a lot about academics.

[MasterGeek]

I hate academics lol who cares about school! Technology rules!

[giblit]

who cares about school

people who want decent paying jobs and don't want to be illiterate scums to society.

[Avilius]

Phft, I don't care about math, I'll just grow up to be a game designer! [/sarcasm]

[nan0hard]

Where I live:
"Geek" doesn't have to do with technical knowledge... it means someone that doesn't know what's generally going on and is weird, and has a certain kind of personality that I can't explain using words. If someone calls someone a "geek" they mean don't waste your time on them.

"Nerd" means smart / tech savvy.