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Wit
Wit is intelligent, quick humour expressed in words. It is uncountable. Do not confuse it with "wits" in the plural, which means alertness or intelligence, as in "keep your wits about you".
Examples in context
Her wit is sharper than anyone else in the office.
Her wit is sharper than anyone else in the office.
He answered the insult with surprising wit.
He answered the insult with surprising wit.
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