there's no such thing as a stupid question

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Used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.

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  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 […] .

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APA

there's no such thing as a stupid question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20stupid%20question

MLA

“there's no such thing as a stupid question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20stupid%20question. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there's no such thing as a stupid question,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20stupid%20question.

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