Newb vs Noob
Newb vs Noob
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Back in the day (I'm talking BBSs and text-based RPGs 15+ years ago) we used the term Newbie all the time. As far as I know that was one of the earliest uses of the term. The other spellings are simply derivatives, I think.
- wow mono. how many years of research did it take you to come up with this?iCanHasQBN
- none at all...just personal experience. I essentially witnessed the evolution of the 'noob'monospaced
- I'm right there with ya, mono.d_rek
- didn't we all? i thought it was obvious that it evolved from Newbie. figured everyone knewiCanHasQBN
- I thought so too, but zaq seems too have confusion on the subjectmonospaced