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Wise, brainy, or astute: words for describing intelligent people

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by Liz Walter

Today’s post is about ways of talking about someone’s intelligence. Interestingly, there are some subtle differences in the way British and American speakers use what are probably the two most common synonyms for intelligent: clever and smart.

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