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22 Jul 2019
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Does a word clever have a negative nuance sometimes?
Is there any difference between two sentences below?
He is smart.
and
He is clever.
Does a word clever have a negative nuance sometimes?
Is there any difference between two sentences below?
He is smart.
and
He is clever.
Is there any difference between two sentences below?
He is smart.
and
He is clever.
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Smart is typically a general statement about someone's intelligence, but clever feels more like someone is good at solving specific problems in creative ways. In can also suggest that someone is good at tricking other people.
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Smart is typically a general statement about someone's intelligence, but clever feels more like someone is good at solving specific problems in creative ways. In can also suggest that someone is good at tricking other people.
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Clever and smart mean the same thing often but clever implies a layer of uniqueness and originality.
I don't really see it being used negatively... though an insult could be described as clever.
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@ECT Thanks for the answer.
The reason I asked this question is I felt a negative vibe when Americas used a word , clever in movies a purple of times.
The reason I asked this question is I felt a negative vibe when Americas used a word , clever in movies a purple of times.
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@sumomok Hmm, well it's not that it can't be used negatively.. but it's not as common and even then it would be like praising someone while putting them down at the same time, so it would and wouldn't be negative.
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