Re: On what is helpful and what is not [was: Re: Wifi]
On Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:55:05 -0400
Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On 3/9/2014 9:42 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Monday 10 March 2014 00:15:18 Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> >> Really, calling the OP a "nub" ( whatever the hell he means by
> >> that) isn't an insult?
> >
> > "nub", short for newbie, i.e. new user. And no, it is not an
> > insult.
> >
> > Lisi
> >
> >
>
> Maybe not where you are. But here in the United States it is
> considered quite derogatory. "Newbie" is the term we use here for a
> new user.
>
> Jerry
True. I've seen "noob" referring to newbie, but not "nub". So I looked
it up on UrbanDictionary.Com, the authoritative reference on all things
slang, and it appears that "nub" is not merely "noob", it's much
more insulting:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nub
Also, consider the context in which it was said.
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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