Explain and Savvy

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Savvy and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Savvy" instead a verb "Explain".

Savvy verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Explain and savvy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Savvy".

strength	explain strength	savvy strength
part	explain part	savvy part
relationship	explain relationship	savvy relationship
stuff	explain stuff	savvy stuff
Other words: time, hair, rules, mechanics.

In most RPGs, the main character is prevented from being genre savvy in favor of having an Exposition Fairy explain everything for them.

Source: Genre Savvy / Video Games
RocknRolla makes use of this by having the genre-savvy dragon Archy explain to the audience how his boss and London's underworld works.

Source: Narrator
But seeing as Abed is so savvy and they are in a TV show, often the group needs him to explain or fix things for them.

Source: Cloudcuckoolander's Minder

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