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there's no such thing as a stupid question

there's no such thing as a stupid question phrase: used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.

Phrase

there's no such thing as a stupid question

  1. Used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.
    • a 1992, Nancy Purtil, letter quoted in When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?, David Feldman
      The general feeling is that, while there is no such thing as a stupid question, this one comes very close. Poodles never did live in the wild […] .

Forms of there's no such thing as a stupid question

alternative formthere are no stupid questions

Words formed from there's no such thing as a stupid question

Questions about there's no such thing as a stupid question

What does there's no such thing as a stupid question mean?
There's no such thing as a stupid question means used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.
What part of speech is there's no such thing as a stupid question?
There's no such thing as a stupid question is a phrase.

Words near there's no such thing as a stupid question in the dictionary

  1. there's no place like home
  2. there's no point crying over spilt milk
  3. there's no shame in my game
  4. there's no smoke without fire
  5. there's no such thing as a free lunch
  6. there's no such thing as a stupid question
  7. there's no there there
  8. there's no time like the present
  9. there's no use
  10. there's no use crying over spilt milk
  11. there's no war in Ba Sing Se

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