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| | ==Explanation== | | ==Explanation== |
| − | The words "geek" and "nerd" are both commonly used to describe people who are looked down upon due to being too intelligent and not socially conventional enough. Distinction between the two varies, but it commonly involves differences in range of interests, depth of interests, choice of hobbies, social capability, if you play sports, and so on.
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| | + | A geek or a nerd with a strong opinion on the distinction between a geek and a nerd is both a geek and a nerd. |
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| − | The title text gives [[Randall]]'s personal definitions: geeks are people passionately into something to a greater extent than casual hobbyists, while nerds are analytical logic-oriented people, often with underdeveloped social skills. | + | The irony here is that the only people who have strong opinions trying to differentiate between geeks and nerds are people who are particularly geeky/nerdy. Presumably none of these people recognize this fact, but their attempt to demonstrate that they are not one or the other serves to prove that they are. |
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| − | The comic makes the argument that if you {{tvtropes|EvenNerdsHaveStandards|care a lot about the distinction between a geek or a nerd}}, then you are most likely too invested in the result to not be either a nerd or a geek. But although one who maintains this distinction strongly could be a linguistics geek merely expressing their general interest in words/expressions, given the {{w|Disputes in English grammar|more pressing controversies}} linguistic geeks have to deal with, the strong interest one might have in the words "geek" and "nerd" is probably due to simply being a <del>nerd</del> <ins>geek</ins>.
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| | ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
| − | :[There is a two-circle Venn diagram; the circles are labeled and there is text in the intersection.] | + | :[There is a two-circle Venn diagram; the left circle is labeled "Geeks," the right "Nerds." The intersection is labeled "People with strong opinions on the distinction between geeks and nerds."] |
| − | :Left circle: Geeks
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| − | :Right circle: Nerds
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| − | :Intersection: People with strong opinions on the distinction between geeks and nerds
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| | {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
| − | [[Category:Venn diagrams]] | + | [[Category:Charts]] |
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