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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

what does 'savvy ' mean?

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1b 01span 00It comes from Frenh 01i 00savoir02i 00 or Spanish 01i 00saber02i 00, meaning "to know". 02span 02b 0-

— Philip

  • 1b 01span 00It comes from Frenh 01i 00savoir02i 00 or Spanish 01i 00saber02i 00, meaning "to know".
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1b01span00It comes from Frenh 01i00savoir02i00 or Spanish 01i00saber02i00, meaning "to know". It is informal for "knowledgeable".02span02b0-
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0to have a good knowledge of something.02br
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00Someone who is internet-savvy is a competent internet user and understands more than the average user.0-
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PeaceblinkfriendI would be pleased to know what the world 'savvy' means in ' internet savvy student'.
Hi,

I'm going to take a guess here and say that 'internet savvy students' are students who use or rely a lot on the internet for doing their homework.

The word savvy comes from West African pidgin English and can be traced bac
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Hello Dokterjokkebrok,

> "'internet savvy students"

Should not it be "'internet-savvy students"?

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Victor
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victor_amelkinHello Dokterjokkebrok,

> "'internet savvy students"

Should not it be "'internet-savvy students"?

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Victor
Hi Victor,

I suppose it should. Unfortunately, I'm not all that knowledgeable about hyphenation.

Kind regards,
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Hello!

Savvy means smartness, knowlege... if you use after the text like that: We have a meeting at six. Savvy? Means "are we clear?"

I hope it was usefull.

Sam!
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