Super smart? Super clever?
Is it formally correct to say or write "super smart" if I want to refer to emphasize someone who is really clever or smart?
e.g. Many super smart / super clever scientists in the world have been tackling the issue for decades but they couldn't figure out any solution.
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kenny1999 Is it formally correct to say or write "super smart" if I want to refer to emphasize someone who is really clever or smart? I wouldn't do that in a formal setting. It's not wrong at all (except that I think it needs a hyphen, "super-smart"), but it is tainted by the British colloquial adjective and the American colloquial adverb.
- kenny1999 Is it formally correct to say or write "super smart" if I want to refer to emphasize someone who is really clever or smart?
- I wouldn't do that in a formal setting.
- It's not wrong at all (except that I think it needs a hyphen, "super-smart"), but it is tainted by the British colloquial adjective and the American colloquial adverb.
- Also, it is so hazy as to be nearly meaningless.
- Is a super-smart scientist smarter than an exceptionally smart one or an incredibly smart one?
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kenny1999Is it formally correct to say or write "super smart" if I want to refer to emphasize someone who is really clever or smart?
I wouldn't do that in a formal setting. It's not wrong at all (except that I think it needs a hyphen, "super-smart"), but it is tainted by the British colloquial adjective and the American colloquial adverb. Also, it is so haz
0I'd say 'super smart', but not 'super clever', in an informal setting, but probably not when talking about scientists.
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