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Well, those are mostly the same. Noob (newbie, n00b) comes from newcomer/novice. Amateur I'm not sure how it fits in there. I think BBC is just using the synony
by capableweb 6y ago
Well, those are mostly the same. Noob (newbie, n00b) comes from newcomer/novice. Amateur I'm not sure how it fits in there. I think BBC is just using the synonym that the most people would understand (newcomer vs noob, everyone gets the first, some will not understand the second)
- 52-6F-62 6y agoGuessing it was amateur in the derogatory sense.
- krick 6y agoIf you are curious: no, "новичок" is not derogatory. Much less derogatory than a "noob", anyway, and doesn't necessarily mean incompetence. Like, say there is a hiking club with pretty much the same people going on hikes for the last 5 years, and somebody joined this club last week — this person would be called "новичок" in a friendly manner. So, yeah, "newcomer" is actually a good translation.
- 52-6F-62 6y agoI was referring to the context of the translation OP provided, that's all. So—I guess we're in agreement haha.
- sorokod 6y agoI'd translate it as "rookie".
- FabHK 6y agoAmateur is related to latin "amare" = to love, and originally refers to someone that does something for the love of it (unlike a professional, who does it for money or gain). So, an amateur need not be new to a pursuit (or bad at it). So, it seems to me (as an amateur...) that noob, novice, newcomer are better renderings of "novichok" than amateur.
- newacct583 6y agoEtymologically it goes "new" -> "newbie" -> "noob". "Novice" is from latin, and while it does share the same root as "new" it does so way back in proto-Indo-European.