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Intelligence, Cleverness and just being smart

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MarkyP05 | 15:15 Thu 06th Apr 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Are there any differences between these words?
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they basically mean much the same thing. But intellgence is usually seen as a sort of neutral thing capable of being measured scientifially (I think this is nonsense; all IQ tests are biased in some way); 'cleverness' sometimes implies some sort of untrustworthiness (as in the phrase 'too clever by half'); and being smart may suggest being street-smart or wordly-wise, even in people who apparently aren't otherwise intellectually 'intelligent'.

Doesn't "smart" mean "well-presented"....?


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