In Britain 'dumb' is seldom used to mean stupid. It was mostly only used to mean mute e.g 'deaf and dumb'. However 'dumb' in the mute sense is probably politically incorrect nowadays, a bit like calling a short person a 'dwarf'.
Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n at a book signing in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2011, with his service dog, Tuesday. Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n, an Iraq war veteran and best-selling author who toured the country with his service dog, Tuesday, as an advocate for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Friday in El Paso. He was 43. He was found dead in his hotel room.
Actor Bill Paxton of the television show âTraining Dayâ speaks onstage during the CBS portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Getty) Actor Bill Paxton has died at age 61. Paxton died suddenly on Saturday due to complications from surgery, the family tells TMZ in a statement. Paxton died Saturday after undergoing heart surgery, according to TMZ. He suffered a fatal stroke during post-operation complications, the site reports.