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nephastieiscool
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September 20, 2003
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Doofus vs. idiot
when I think of doofus I think of "goofus and gallant" from those Highlights magazines. hmmm, I'm kinda young.
"doofus" to me sounds like just a silly guy that just did something that was kinda dumb. "idiot," I think, sounds more offensive, like you do dumb things because you are defective.