ignorant/ignoramus
Dear native speakers, are these sentences correct:
"1) I am completely ignorant when it comes to laundry.
2) I am a complete ignoramus in laundry" ?

I asked my American friend if either of them was correct. He told me that they might be grammatically correct but in real life no one would use them like this.

What do you think? How would you say that 'you don't know much about doing laundry'?

thanks!

Question

ignorant/ignoramus
Dear native speakers, are these sentences correct:
"1) I am completely ignorant when it comes to laundry. 
2) I am a complete ignoramus in laundry" ?

I asked my American friend if either of them was correct. He told me that they might be grammatically correct but in real life no one would use them like this.

What do you think? How would you say that 'you don't know much about doing laundry'?

thanks!

Answer

"ignoramus" is a funny word but I like it!  The first sentence is good.  It's a more expressive way of saying: "I don't know how to do the laundry / wash my clothes."

Answer

Peter McK, I agree that these sentences are pretty strange)) But it was exercise on the website.
So let's assume I have never used washing machine before (for example, I am a kid). I don't know how to operate a washing machine and how much detergent to put in the machine.

Or instead of doing laundry we can talk about cooking.
"I am a complete ignoramus in cooking"
or
 "I am completely ignorant when it comes to cooking".
Will it be right?

Answer

i don't think I would ever admit not knowing how to do my laundry!
I am not sure what you mean - do you mean you don't know how to operate a washing machine or dryer or do you mean you don't know how much detergent to put in the machine????

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