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Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, cinema, news, video games, and culture.Originating in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meaning: "[to] revise so as to appeal to those of little education or intelligence". [1]
1920s Dumb Dora Comic strip by Chic Young dumb dora. Main article: Dumb Dora. 1. Stupid, especially a woman [154] 2. Foolish woman often applied to a flapper [155] dummer 1. Thug who robs drunks [156] 2. Thief who robs homes when the occupants are away [156] dumkuff Nutty [149] dump Roadhouse, club; more generally, any place [19] dust out Leave ...
The Pew Research Center notes that 51% of American adults believe that the public K-12 education system is going in the wrong direction, while a minority (16%) think that it’s right on track.
LET’S UNPACK THAT: As thoroughly decent doctor Kasim gets banished on the popular BBC show, Helen Coffey asks whether intelligence has become a hindrance that should be hidden at all costs if ...
"Dumb", by Todrick Hall from Straight Outta Oz, 2016; Other uses. Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine, a 2017 American documentary film; See also.
Quotation marks may be used to indicate that the meaning of the word or phrase they surround should be taken to be different from (or, at least, a modification of) that typically associated with it, and are often used in this way to express irony (for example, in the sentence 'The lunch lady plopped a glob of "food" onto my tray.' the quotation ...
Amazon alone sees $104 billion in capital expenditures this year, well above prior analyst forecasts of $80 billion to $85 billion. The stocks have tended to react negatively to these bold ...