Mahmoud R. Elsa'ood
What is the Difference between dumb and mute as an adjective to describe disability to speak?
Jun 11, 2021 4:29 PM
Answers · 6
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They both mean the same thing technically. But neither are used really since they seen as offensive. The correct term is speech impaired.
June 11, 2021
Invitee
It's almost the same meaning but those words are offensive so be careful. :)
June 11, 2021
Personally, I don't regard "mute" as being offensive. "Speech impared doesn't necessarily mean that someone is unable to speak; it just means there is some sort of difficulty (i.e. a stutter, etc)
June 11, 2021
These are offensive words, or that is how they are perceived. But they mean the same thing.
June 11, 2021
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