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yoshi-pooh
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 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:25 am Post subject: Wise girl! |
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Hi, everyone!
I happened to see a sentence "The girl was wise". But for me this sounds a bit odd because when I think of someone wise, I always think of someone old, with lots of real-life experience. Can a girl be wise? Or can "wise" and "smart" sometimes be used interchangeablly?
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MauraS
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Wise and smart are a bit different because wisdom comes from experience. That is why wisdom is usually associated with older people: because they have more experience.
But, anyone can be wise. We even have a little expression:
"She was wise beyond her years."
Yes, girls can be wise. |
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yoshi-pooh
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Hi, MauraS
Thank you for your help.
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