> Guess its a colloquialism.... simply used in response to the sentence below which says in part:
> the VAST majority of the computer nerds i know who are in their 40s-60s would never say they are expert computer users
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> Why wouldn't they? Why not be proud of what you know. Why wait for others to provide you with accolades, do so yourself.
I know a lot about some things, and the more I learn, the more I recognize there are so many areas about which I range from ignorant to unfamiliar, to inexpert.
I *AM* proud of what I know. But that doesn't mean I am an "expert computer user".
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