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Chiakingdom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Smart
According to this theory, every person has each of these different kinds of smarts.
The last word"smarts" is Noun?? Usually smart means adjective
, why is that?
The last word"smarts" is Noun?? Usually smart means adjective
, why is that?
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Smarts is a slang word meaning intelligence .
- Smarts is a slang word meaning intelligence .
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Blue JaySmarts is a slang word meaning intelligence.Is it not part of American slang?
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AnonymousIs it not part of American slang?I think of it as a mainly American usage, but I'd need a current UK speaker to comment on whether it has crept into use in British English.
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Definition of smarts noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
intelligence
She made it to the top on her smarts.
You’ll have to use all your smarts to figure this one out.
intelligence
She made it to the top on her smarts.
You’ll have to use all your smarts to figure this one out.
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acostaDefinition of smarts noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryintelligenceYou left out the 'NAmE'.
We don't use it in BrE.
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fivejedjonYou left out the 'NAmE'.We don't use it in BrE.You're absolutely right!
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