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Free sign upThe phrase "a nerd and a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who identifies as a nerd and is being compared or contrasted with another characteristic or person.
Example: "He is not just a nerd and a gamer; he is also an excellent musician."
Alternatives: "a geek and a" or "an enthusiast and a".
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"It's a nerd and a jock writing a screenplay," Mr. Rash said.
He had been teased at school again, called a nerd and a big head.
Mark E Johnson is a runner, a nerd and a writer.
Somehow he managed at the same time to be a nerd and a dude.
At high school in Utah, Rove was known as a nerd and a motor-mouth, unpopular but irrepressibly opinionated.
On her Web site, she describes herself as "a nerd and a jock — a rare combination of unadulterated dork who exercises their body into a fine-tuned machine".
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The character was a gross turd of a nerd, and an immediately beloved one in the classic '80s comedy, now out on Blu-ray for the first time.
Allan Border was a nerd, Mark Taylor was a nerd, Steve Waugh was definitely a nerd and Ricky Ponting too.
She's a weirdo, and a nerd, and all these things.
Before nailing down who is a nerd, and why, Nugent provides a detailed history of the nerd's main adversary, the jock.
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