“I was such a nerd during my school days, spending my days reading instead of partying with the cool kids.”

“The film reminds us that we should never pick on the nerd, as he will most certainly exact his revenge in creative ways.”

“As a self-confessed car nerd, I was in my element examining pictures of Formula 1 cars and drivers, rally cars, scale models, trucks, and bikes.”

“His extensive knowledge of comic books, video games, and advanced computer coding showcased his remarkable nerditude.”

“Avoid computer geekism and nerdism by separating your work from your home life.”

“You don't have to be a stereotypical geekwad to give yourself over to the philosophical tenets of Nerdism, the ideology for us obsessive types.”

“It would be nice to have a little nerdlet in the house who absolutely adores me... which, if it is a girl, I can teach to accessorize.”

“She and her hubby go to the high school football games every Friday night, and every week she calls to tell me about a little high school nerdlet that sits near them.”

“I have merely scratched the surface of life with your nerdling.”

“At the offices of Pseudo at 600 Broadway in SoHo, his legendary parties brought together the nerderati and the downtown art set.”

“It's likely that if you don't already have one or more social media nerderati in residence, you're going to need one soon.”

“Get off the stage, nerdette. I do all the MCing around here.”

“Eventually, most of us work out that nerdiness tends to go hand-in-hand with higher-than-average levels of curiosity, creativity and enthusiasm.”

“For all the jokes about the niche nerdiness of C-SPAN's audience, you might be surprised to discover that one in five American cable subscribers report tuning into the channel at least once a week.”

“Competitive birding may be the ne plus ultra of geek chic, but as long as money talks, this sort of nerdiness is just fine.”

“Initially, he'd assumed that geeks and nerds were by default withdrawn, shy, mostly losers.”

“Despite the best intentions of nerds and elitists everywhere, such is the state of the popular music industry.”

“How can we take free culture mainstream, and make the movement relevant to people who may not be computer geeks or copyright nerds?”