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[Azzurri7]

You're becoming cleverer by the minute.

This should be a good sign then.

 

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[Enron]

Is cleverer even a word?

 

[Cuti]

Don't think so

 

[JCK]

We are minutes away from a lecture about languages from Hector.

 

[Red]

Is cleverer even a word?

yes

 

[Enron]

yes

Well it just sounds wrong.

 

[Red]

Well it just sounds wrong.

Yeah.

I always tell folk that I'm more intelligent than they are.

Sounds much better.

 

[Azzurri7]

Well it just sounds wrong.

Even Hector knows that It sounds wrong, but like usually, he want to show off, nothing more.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Hector is too clever by half.

 

[rounder]

yes

I think it's " more clever " if the word is to be used in that sense . I don't think I can remember a time where I've heard someone say "cleverer" . I could be wrong though .

 

[Ahmed]

it is a word guys

clever cleverer cleverest

 

[Enron]

Still sounds funny as cleverer.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I think it's " more clever " if the word is to be used in that sense . I don't think I can remember a time where I've heard someone say "cleverer" . I could be wrong though .

Still sounds funny as cleverer.

But it's a word...



clever |ˈklevər|
adjective ( cleverer , cleverest )
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent : a clever and studious young woman | how clever of him to think of this!
• skilled at doing or achieving something; talented : he was clever at getting what he wanted | she is clever with her hands.
• (of a thing, action, or idea) showing intelligence or skill; ingenious : a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing.
• superficially ingenious or witty : a story too clever and tidy to be real.
• dated [usu. with negative ] informal sensible; well-advised : it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone.

PHRASES

too clever by half - informal annoyingly proud of one's intelligence or skill and in danger of overreaching oneself.

 

[Enron]

But it's a word...



clever |ˈklevər|
adjective ( cleverer , cleverest )
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent : a clever and studious young woman | how clever of him to think of this!
• skilled at doing or achieving something; talented : he was clever at getting what he wanted | she is clever with her hands.
• (of a thing, action, or idea) showing intelligence or skill; ingenious : a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing.
• superficially ingenious or witty : a story too clever and tidy to be real.
• dated [usu. with negative ] informal sensible; well-advised : it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone.

PHRASES

too clever by half - informal annoyingly proud of one's intelligence or skill and in danger of overreaching oneself.

Still sounds funny.

 

[Seven]

Even Hector knows that It sounds wrong, but like usually, he want to show off, nothing more.

Why the capital I?

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

...or the "like usually" rather than "like usual."

 

[Seven]

...or the "like usually" rather than "like usual."

Yeah, but his random use of capitals is quite peculiar.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

But your mother tongue does use the same alphabet, unlike his...

 

[Seven]

But your mother tongue does use the same alphabet, unlike his...

The rule is quite simple.

Besides, a German is faced with basically the same problem, but I don't see the Germans on this forum do the same. Which is why I wonder why he does it.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

German is similar with the whole noun rule....I understand that.

But....German and English are closer that English and Arabic.