2006-11-17 06:19:54 · 10 answers · asked by apes 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think people are born dumb, and learn their way out of it. Stupidity is an active thing; you have to deliberately reject factual information or learned wisdom to be stupid.
For example, voting for Bush the first time was dumb (based on ignorance) but voting for him the second time was stupid (you knew he was incompetent as president but ignored the facts and voted for him anyway).
Stupid people actually have to work at being stupid, whereas ignorance is something we are born with and can overcome through concerted efforts.
2006-11-17 06:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In ordinary spoken English, a sentence such as He is dumb will be interpreted to mean “He is stupid” rather than “He lacks the power of speech.” “Lacking the power of speech” is, however, the original sense of the word, but it has been eclipsed by the meaning “stupid.” For this change in meaning, it appears that the Germans are responsible. German has a similar and related word dumm that means “stupid,” and over time, as a result of the waves of German immigrants to the United States, it has come to influence the meaning of English dumb. This is one of dozens of marks left by German on American English. Some words, like kindergarten, dachshund, and schnapps still have a German feel or are associated to some extent with Germany, but others, like bum, cookbook, fresh (in the meaning “impertinent”), rifle, and noodle have become so thoroughly Americanized their German origins may surprise some.
2006-11-17 06:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-15 16:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be dumb is to be stricken with the inability of speech, stupidity however, is a commodity anyone can avail themselves of at any given time.
2006-11-17 06:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by renclrk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dumb: lacking the human power of speech often offensive : lacking the ability to speak
stupid: slow of mind : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner : lacking intelligence or reason
2006-11-17 06:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-11-17 07:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by sheeny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah i think so, i also thisnk theres a difference between smart and intellegent
2006-11-17 06:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is done standing up with your mouth closed.
2006-11-17 06:28:05 · answer #8 · answered by older, not wiser 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on how you say it but they are pretty similar if not exactly the same
2006-11-17 06:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by liz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think they are synonymous
2006-11-17 06:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by falcon_lady 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋