[ SECRET POST #2196 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2196 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That makes a lot of sense, especially when you put it into context like that.

Forgive me for assuming you meant stupid; dumb means mute but sometimes people use it to mean something else. I thought people meant stupid but it never occurred to me they might mean silly or something else. I don't think of it from an ableist standpoint but rather a semantics one.

[silverau]

It's no problem; I should've been more careful with my wording. To me "stupid" is a pretty harsh word and (when not used in a joking or teasing way) and when I hear it I tend to think it means "thoroughly failing at logical reasoning in a way that makes me (the speaker) dislike them." To me "dumb" is milder and might refer to someone who is a little airheaded, but it doesn't have the same harsh connotations. But you're right that people use it as a synonym for stupid and I should have considered that before using it on people in a debate. (Especially a linguistics-related debate, hah.) That was a fail on my part, and I'm sorry if I offended.

I tend to forget that "dumb" also meant "mute" or "speechless", to the point that when I see it used that way it always takes me a second to think about it. 'xD I admit I'm kind of surprised to meet someone who thinks of "dumb" as meaning "mute" for reasons other than not wanting to sound ableist. Interesting. (Sorry if that sounds rude.)

[(Anonymous)]

Nothing you said sounds rude at all :) And I'm sorry if anything I said sounded rude. Thanks for replying to me because you gave me a much-needed perspective on the ways language is evolving on the internet.

[silverau]

Thanks! I'm glad my ramblings were of interest to you. XD And again, thanks for pointing out why my original comment seemed offensive and immature.