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a lot of people confuse the two, or think that it is the same thing, but there is actually a difference. a nerd is a person who is smart, a geek doesnt have to necessarily be smart, its the way they act or dress that makes them a geek. i have no idea why i made this topic. i guess is because a. for the gold, or b. just to clear it up for some people, it would be great if all of u leave comment but please dont be rude to me, or act as if im slow.

I think I would fall under nerd.

That's really, really stupid. I am a proud geek. I play RPGs (and GM), I play many instruments, and I'm in the SCA (I dress up in medieval clothing and hit people with sticks).

I am also a model, and I dress very well.

The way I understood it, Nerds and Geeks are both smart, the difference between them is that Nerds have a good deal of general knowledge, covering many different types of information, whereas geeks have extended knowledge of a single topic. Thus, a geek may be more lacking in social skills than a nerd, as whatever topic they have extensive knowledge in may not be of interest to everybody. Intelligence has nothing to do with one's classification as a dork. A dork is just someone who lacks social skills.

Geeks also tend to be rather creepy yet a good nerd can ALWAYS be hugged without the fear of bad dreams later on. Nerds are love! w00!

Sveet! *hugs and brownies*

All of these definitions are just plain wrong. The truth of the matter is that there is no agreed upon definition and just going by a dictionari'es definition isn't enough. Nerds and geeks will argue about this for eternity. ><

me too.

in fact, in my school if you're labeled a 'geek' then you tend to have more friends than any other stereotypical label.

that's scary, since i go to a public school.