Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years

Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by echelon on Monday October 21, 2024 @01:35PM (#41906375)

But amateur has taken on a negative connotation in the common vernacular.

"Amateurish" or "amateurishly" feel damning and assertions about a certain absence of quality or attention to detail.

Describing someone as a "total amateur" feels a bit like calling them a hack.

This needs a separate word or concept.

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Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by idiotlogical on Monday October 21, 2024 @01:46PM (#41906480)

The term 'nerd' needs to complete its rehabilitation like 'geek' has the last 20 years. It's the most concise term I can think of when describing someone who is enthusiastic, focused, and knowledgable on a subject. I think it's a badge of honor

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Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by PsylentKnight on Monday October 21, 2024 @02:21PM (#41906858)

There's "aficionado", though that feels a little pretentious

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Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by adamc on Monday October 21, 2024 @01:36PM (#41906387)

We could try reclaiming the word.

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Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by RandomThoughts3 on Monday October 21, 2024 @01:45PM (#41906471)

Dilletante already exists to mean someone who doesn’t do something with seriousness and amateur doesn’t carry the same connotation as amateurish anyway so you don’t really need a new word.

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Re:Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years by Dilettante_ on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @07:42AM (#41913307)

Nit: It's "Dilettante"

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