| ▲ | S3verin 3 hours ago | |
Maybe non native speaker, here in germany we often say "technisch affin" which means proficient with technology | ||
| ▲ | aleph_minus_one 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> here in germany we often say "technisch affin" which means proficient with technology As a native German speaker, I indeed fell for this false friend. :-( | ||
| ▲ | umanwizard 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I’m a native English speaker and I have only ever heard “affine” as a technical term in mathematics, e.g. an affine transformation of vector spaces. I would have had no idea what it means outside of math. However, OP’s usage seems logical, so I wouldn’t be upset if it became popular! | ||