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Grammar and Linguistics > Stupidness or Stupidity?
Stupidness or Stupidity?
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mariby22
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Stupidness or Stupidity?
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Native speakers, please explain the difference between the 2:
Stupidness and Stupidity
British dictionaries only give Stupidityas an available option, Merriam Webster gives both
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16 Feb 2010
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yanogator
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I would use only "stupidity". "Stupidness" might be acceptable, but it definitely isn �t common.
Bruce |
16 Feb 2010
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Jayho
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Hi Maryby22
It �s perfectly acceptable in Australia and we tend to follow British English. It �s listed in my Maquarie Dictionary, the Australian National Dictionary, which has 200,000 definitions.
I agree with yanogator that stupidity is more common.
There �s a nice explanation here
Cheers
Jayho |
16 Feb 2010
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lshorton99
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Nice example Zora! Except I read it as �The stupidness of my students is stupidly stupid. � Oddly enough it still made perfect sense to me!
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16 Feb 2010
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wilson.too
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Stupidity is lack of intelligence or thought, is a stupid behaviour. |
17 Feb 2010
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