How do you say "geek" or "nerd" with an affectionate feel in Russian?
colkitto
colkitto at SPRINT.CA
Thu Sep 9 13:14:47 UTC 2004
I have an "are you a nerd?" test in Russian (test nerdnosti) which I
downloaded a few years ago, from, I think a site in Yekaterinburg.
It seemed fairly affectionate.
Anyone interested in a copy (students could try it as an exercise, etc.)
Robert Orr
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>How do you say "geek" or "nerd" with an affectionate feel in Russian?
My friend in St. Petersburg who co-authored a few computer books and
dictionaries wrote to me that "it should be obvious" (he meant me, of
course), since they are just the same "gik" and "nerd". A bit of a search
gives a few examples:
системы"::Информационные технологии::Computerworld::
Бизнес::Нерд - птица программирующая,Что ...
www.osp.ru/cw/2000/40/020_0.htm
Вы думаете, что это молодой человек не старше тридцати, компьютерный гик в
очках ...
www.afn.ru/resources/articles/first.shtml
Whether they can be affectionate, it probably depends on who says about
whom and to whom.
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