[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Ignorance? (was: Oh, That Rush! He's Such A *Kidder!*)

[Tammy Rizzo]

On 5 Oct 2003 at 22:29, msbeadsley wrote:

I (Tammy) wrote:
> > And while being untaught is not the same as being ignorant (the word
> > does mean choosing to ignore things, not simply not knowing them) 
> <snip>


And Sandy answered:
> I believe the term you're looking for is "willfully ignorant." 
> No "choosing" is implied by the word "ignorant," at least according to
> our copy of the Oxford English Dictionary.
> 
> Sandy, nitpicking rather assiduously herself

Sandy, I bow to the Oxford English Dictionary, especially since I don't have anything better at 
my disposal right now than www.dictionary.com.  :)

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