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Martin

Senior Member
Dec 31, 2000
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#8
++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++
Nerd or geek which is better
As I see it, nerd carries with it a certain degree of respect, like you really know your field very well. Geek is aspiring to be a nerd, but not up to standard.
 

mikhail

Senior Member
Jan 24, 2003
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#14
++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++
then you'd say: I wish I were :D
Older, prescriptive grammar books insist on the use of the subjunctive form were. Most modern, descriptive grammar books accept both were and was as being grammatically acceptable, but they suggest that I wish I were is more appropriate in formal contexts.
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
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Apr 14, 2005
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#15
++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++

Older, prescriptive grammar books insist on the use of the subjunctive form were. Most modern, descriptive grammar books accept both were and was as being grammatically acceptable, but they suggest that I wish I were is more appropriate in formal contexts.
and amongst nerds :D
 

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