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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4425954 United States 08/16/2012 02:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Before the words "nerd" "geek" etc, what did they call this kind of person? Back in the 1920s or 30s? What we consider "nerds" today are people who are very tech-savvy. If we think about what the tech was back then, I'm not sure if they had a word for it. Maybe, researcher? Scientist? lol I'm really not sure. The first reply makes sense xD |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4425954 United States 08/16/2012 02:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Before the words "nerd" "geek" etc, what did they call this kind of person? Back in the 1920s or 30s? What we consider "nerds" today are people who are very tech-savvy. If we think about what the tech was back then, I'm not sure if they had a word for it. Maybe, researcher? Scientist? lol I'm really not sure. The first reply makes sense xD Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4425954 I mean the second reply. My bad! |
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