I think clever is also used differently among Brits than Yanks. Brits equate it with intellect and imagination. Americans see cleverness less charitably, as a

I think clever is also used differently among Brits than Yanks. Brits equate it with intellect and imagination. Americans see cleverness less charitably, as an self-serving tactic in a game that leads to winning. A clever person in the States is often just a trickster.