Why do English people over 40 think dumb means cannot speak in old English, when Americans say it means stupid?
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MethDozer · M
It has both meanings.
Even in American English it had the meaning of mute as well as stupid or foolish. In Rochester we had The School for the Deaf and Dumb that closed when I was young and replaced with something less antiquated
Even in American English it had the meaning of mute as well as stupid or foolish. In Rochester we had The School for the Deaf and Dumb that closed when I was young and replaced with something less antiquated