Posted this question the other day and got over 900+ responses

here are the 12 best answers determined by which ones received the most likes
"Mispronouncing words. It usually means someone reads at a higher level than the people around them, and thus they have only seen words in print, not heard them."

@HC_Richardson
"Explaining things simply vs overcomplicating them."

@MisterJHuffman
"Changing your mind"

@realpristinecap
"Saying & #39;I don’t understand, can you explain that to me again.& #39;"

@Justin_Casey510
"For lack of a better phrase & #39;Word jumble.& #39; Ive known some insanely intelligent ppl who, when talking, seem to be erratic and incoherent because their mind is moving so much faster than their ability to speak. Unfortunately u also have charlatans who prey off this trait"

@QsNot
"Saying less and listening more

Asking a lot of questions

Admitting when you don’t know something

Admitting when you’re wrong and change your POV on a topic

Using your resources/ asking for help instead in of figuring everything out on your own"

@DeadCaitBounce
"Asking for help."

@libshipwreck
"Silence. The act of sitting there and absorbing everything and not volunteering your opinion unless you know it’s warranted. It’s something I need to work on and get better at."

@jubby72
"Changing your position on something when presented with new evidence or shifting circumstances."

@cgritmon
"Saying & #39;I don& #39;t know enough to be able to contribute to this conversation.& #39;"

@DrinkSolaPop
"Asking lots of questions."

@ZairianKing
"Saying & #39;I don& #39;t know& #39;"

@DavidDTSS
the winner for most likes was easily @alifeobserver with over 15.8k
and there you have it

all the signs of intelligence that most confuse with signs of stupidity

some final high-level observations

the most common answers BY FAR were some variation of

"Asking questions"
"Being quiet"
"Changing your mind"
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