Sunday, April 1, 2012

ignorant/stupid: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Sunday, April 1, 2012

ignorant/stupid
A person can be ignorant (not knowing some fact or idea) without being stupid (incapable of learning because of a basic mental deficiency). And those who say, “That’s an ignorant idea,” when they mean “stupid idea” are expressing their own ignorance.




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