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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Letter Writing
Calrification on usage on word in email
Can the word DUMB be used in an office e-mail communication. The sentence which I got on an email is "We can't be acting as dumb here to whatever ........ says"
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"Dumb" has several meanings. To act dumb / to play dumb means to pretend you don't know what the other party is talking about. That is, you really know something but you act as if you don't.
- "Dumb" has several meanings.
- To act dumb / to play dumb means to pretend you don't know what the other party is talking about.
- That is, you really know something but you act as if you don't.
- These are idioms.
- "Dumb" by itself means that you are unable to speak.
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"Dumb" has several meanings.
To act dumb / to play dumb means to pretend you don't know what the other party is talking about.
That is, you really know something but you act as if you don't.
These are idioms.
"Dumb" by itself means that you are unable to speak. Eg, deaf, dumb, and blind.
The slang meaning of "dumb" is like the slang meaning of "stu
To act dumb / to play dumb means to pretend you don't know what the other party is talking about.
That is, you really know something but you act as if you don't.
These are idioms.
"Dumb" by itself means that you are unable to speak. Eg, deaf, dumb, and blind.
The slang meaning of "dumb" is like the slang meaning of "stu
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That's a hard question. It depends on the situation. Is this an email for general distribution to the entire office staff?
Or is it in response to what sounds like a rather serious situation?
There are certainly times when it's necessary to play hardball.
I believe we'd really need more context here to be absolutely sure what the writer intended to say. "To act [as] dumb to/about s
Or is it in response to what sounds like a rather serious situation?
There are certainly times when it's necessary to play hardball.
I believe we'd really need more context here to be absolutely sure what the writer intended to say. "To act [as] dumb to/about s
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