Anyone read this?

[thebitterguy]

How to Love Your Nerd. Looks somewhat pointless, but, hey, I'm in a nerd on nerd marriage, anyway.

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[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

Learning to Love Your Nerd looks pretty much pointless, IMO. First off, any real 'meat' is prolly just reworded bits from 'regular' relationship books (and anyone with half a brain should be able to intuit the differences, and one hopes anyone dating a 'nerd' would have at least half a brain). 2ndly, it's just an attempt to cash in on the mainstreamisation of 'nerds'.

Also, 'nerd' isn't even the proper term; a nerd is a person severely lacking in social skills. A person who's into the stuff the book is talking about is more properly defined as a 'geek'.

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

That's why one of the very first things on their site is the definition of a nerd as used in their book.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

Call me crazy, I'm just a traditionalist or something when it comes to using words properly, instead of having to explain that you really meant "Rose" when you use "Daisy".

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

The problem with "nerd" or "geek" is that the average person [in other words, virtually anyone who doesn't self-identify as a nerd or a geek] doesn't care to make that distinction. So, in the case of a book aimed at the mainstream, it makes good sense to define the scope of the word.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

True, but then I've never been one to applaud playing to the lowest common denominator, even if it makes good business sense.

Not that: a) I'd ever buy the book (or any book on relationships) in question, b) I really care - from my post it was the one part was purely nitting picks and c) ooooh, popcorn!

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

The definition they use applies to a geek. The difference is, I am a geek. My husband is a nerd. He stressed yesterday because the hockey stats didn't add up in the Star or the Sun (yes, he had to buy the Sun after he disagreed with the Star). This had far more to do with the stats than with the hockey, I fear.

[tfbretz.livejournal.com]

It's nit-picky, but when I see mis-spellings in the ad copy promoting a book, I can't say that I'm all that impressed.

[ladystarstruck.livejournal.com]

It looks like it isn't even a real book yet. They seem to be trying to solicit anecdotes to put in the book, and still hoping to attract a publisher.

[thebitterguy]

Ahh. Well, an interesting concept, at the very least. Mayhap they should have just blogged it.