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arthurvv vart

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2021年9月22日凌晨3:51:202021/9/22

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1) He is more smart than wise.
2) He is smart rather than wise.

Is there a difference in the meanings?

I think there is. '2' seems to be saying: He is smart but not wise.

'1' is saying he is both, but his smartness is greater than his wisdon.

Would you say that is correct?

Gratefully,
Navi

Mark Brader

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2021年9月22日凌晨4:14:102021/9/22

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"Navi":

> 1) He is more smart than wise.
> 2) He is smart rather than wise.
>

> ...'2' seems to be saying: He is smart but not wise.

> '1' is saying he is both, but his smartness is greater than his wisdon.

I tend to agree, but I think it's a rather fussy distinction that some
people might not bother with.
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Peter T. Daniels

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2021年9月22日上午8:46:142021/9/22

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On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 3:51:20 AM UTC-4, arthurvv vart wrote:

> 1) He is more smart than wise.
> 2) He is smart rather than wise.
>
> Is there a difference in the meanings?

(I) is proverbial, (2) is just insulting.

Jack

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2021年9月22日下午4:26:472021/9/22

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On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:51:17 -0700 (PDT), arthurvv vart
<arthu...@gmail.com> wrote:

>1) He is more smart than wise.
>2) He is smart rather than wise.
>
>Is there a difference in the meanings?
>
>I think there is. '2' seems to be saying: He is smart but not wise.
>
>'1' is saying he is both, but his smartness is greater than his wisdon.

1 is actually saying that he's not very wise, with some
understatement.

He is smarter than he is wise.

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Jack

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