someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoDo Sign Languages have puns?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareDo Sign Languages have puns?someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agoThis isn’t replacing a euphemism with another one. Dumb has a completely different meaning that’s not even close to ‘cannot speak’, while ‘mute’ conveys exactly that.
This isn’t replacing a euphemism with another one. Dumb has a completely different meaning that’s not even close to ‘cannot speak’, while ‘mute’ conveys exactly that.