Here's a question that a friend of mine asked me, and I thought the CF folks could throw in on this.
Intellectual achievement is something that we, as a society, should want to encourage. Sadly, the term "nerd" or "geek" has negative connotations, largely focused around social dysfunction: - "Our IT guy? He's a real computer geek." - "All she does is study. She's such a nerd." I am looking for a word or label that can be used to describe individuals who seek to expand their mind and explore the world. "Renaissance Man" is a bit outdated and also somewhat gender specific. "Scholar" tends to focus on scholastic achievment. The term should have positive connotations that can be used in sentences like: - "He's a ranked boxer and also a X." - "When she isn't out snowboarding, she's programming web pages. Clearly, she's an athlete and a X". - "I am a X." Thoughts, people? Cameron ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164917 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
