ext_65823 ([identity profile] miz-geek.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] firecat 2005-07-10 11:25 am (UTC)

I agree that the two words don't mean the same thing. I pretty much just assumed the "geek" usage and ignored the fact that it said "dork".

To me "dork" implies some sort of clumsiness or lack of coordination more than a lack of intelligence (which sadly *does* fit me, but I didn't give any examples of).

In my world, "geek" has always meant something very similar to what you said, but since I've started on LJ this past year, I've been hearing it used in a much narrower sense of science, math, computers, etc. I've always been a bit of both, but I've been letting the larger community define that word for me in the past few months. *Sigh* Hate it when that happens.

Anyway, thanks for playing :D

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