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The use of the word clever.

rymass · 2016-08-16 12:04:48

Hello everyone, Is it correct to say "I am clever"? I seem to remember in school the teacher correcting us by saying we should rather use "I am intelligent", etc. I'm not sure if I am remembering it correctly, or if I am just imagining it.... Thanks, Ryan

16-08-2016 01:04PM

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rymass

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Hello everyone,

Is it correct to say "I am clever"? I seem to remember in school the teacher correcting us by saying we should rather use "I am intelligent", etc. I'm not sure if I am remembering it correctly, or if I am just imagining it....

Thanks,
Ryan

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#2 20-08-2016 05:56PM

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My perception is that the two words don't mean the same thing. To me a clever person is able to use his/her intelligence (e.g. McGyver), but an intelligent person might not (e.g. Sheldon Cooper), even thought s/he might understand the issue.

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#3 24-08-2016 10:16AM

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That makes sense; I may have just remembered this inorrectly from school.

Thanks.

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