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Marc
'Anorak' is used in British English to describe someonewho is more
interested in the process than the end result. Computer ' nerds' and
people who collect engine numbers on cold railway stations are good example
of 'anoraks' because , in the imagination of journalists, such people tend
to wear 'anoraks'. The garment, derived from the eskimo or Inuit, is a zip
up jacket with a hood. Capuchins on the platform. You can see why I hope
that we would not be described as anorak photographers.
The word 'suit', the standard uniform of the businessman, is also extended
to the men who wear them, to mean people like accountants who come and
spoil the fun when all the creative people in jeans and ponytails are
having a good time !
Terry King
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