2006-09-19 09:43:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Not these days, so many people lack common sense!
I have some really smart friends, but they dont have an once of common sense!!!
I agree with the people above me should be re-named to rare sense, etc!!!
2006-09-19 09:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, no. Perhaps in the days when the term was coined, there was less time devoted to watching TV, etc. There probably was not even such a thing as a television, or being lazy. The more time a person spends out in the real world (i.e. not watching TV and sitting around all day), the more common sense they are apt to gain.
2006-09-19 12:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by lanneypoo4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think common sense is actually pretty rare.
To me, lack of common sense should be the definition for "stupidity".
2006-09-19 19:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by JubJub 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as far as I can tell!
There are people out there with no common sense whatsoever!
2006-09-19 09:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Lorraine R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, no-one has it. It has absolutely nothing to do with how smart you are either.
The only sentence in which they use those words is: "Use your common sense", which means the person didn't know the answer in the first place. So its something that no-one has, but we're all expected to use.
2006-09-19 21:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by lakmii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. it's the sense that most people make of things, thus common sense.
2006-09-19 09:46:10 · answer #6 · answered by imnotbtami 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
COMMON SENSE IS NOT COMMON
2006-09-19 09:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by melas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These days? Apparently not. In fact i think it ought to be re-names 'rare sense' or 'unusually sense' or maybe even just 'i can still think for myself sense'
2006-09-19 09:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by seaside_girl_03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
old definition was "Sound practical judgment; the general feeling of mankind: the system of philosophy founded by Reid, based on general intuitions."
Nowadays people do not really have practical judgment they rely on the other person. So I would say not in today's world.
2006-09-19 09:56:15 · answer #9 · answered by vmaddams 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funnily enough, i asked myself this same question today - colleagues and customers where i work obviously dont have any - i tell them exactly what they need to do and they still get it wrong or have to ask several questions to get it done right!!!
i think a lot of people must have been in the loo when God handed that out!
2006-09-19 09:46:39 · answer #10 · answered by ♣♥BabyBlue♥♣ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋