Thank you Detective, that was smart!
I think I like ‘smart’ better than the word intelligent because of its Germanic origins. I like Latin friendly words like perceive.
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Sabrina Showell:
September 17th, 2021 at 7:29 am
Thank you Detective, that was smart!
I think I like ‘smart’ better than the word intelligent because of its Germanic origins. I like Latin friendly words like perceive.