someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoDo Sign Languages have puns?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareDo Sign Languages have puns?someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 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.