Another fairly common throat infection is tonsillitis, which occurs when you have sore, swollen tonsils. Itâs caused by many of the same viruses and bacteria that cause sore throats. If you have frequent bouts of tonsillitis or strep throat, you may need surgery (called a tonsillectomy) to have your tonsils removed.
Proverb[edit] stupid is as stupid does. A person's lack of intelligence may be judged by the lack of wisdom of his or her actions.
Today, most of the time someone or something is described as dumb when it shows a lack of thought, like your dumb idea of wearing flip-flops in a snowstorm. Dumb is the Old English word that means mute, speechless, and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning confusion, stupefaction, dizziness.. Today, dumb still means unable to speak, but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence. Its other meaning, however, does.