Timeline for Idiom/phrase which means "to pretend not to understand or know"
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| Aug 4, 2014 at 15:51 | comment | added | moon prism power | I often hear "deliberately obtuse" being used incorrectly; this is a great example of the correct usage. | |
| Apr 30, 2012 at 20:38 | vote | accept | Armen Ծիրունյան | ||
| Apr 18, 2012 at 4:38 | comment | added | KutuluMike | in my experience, playing dumb is most likely to imply a criticism, as in "don't play dumb with me", while the other two could be used in a more neutral sense . | |
| Apr 17, 2012 at 22:07 | comment | added | Quasiperfect | Feigning ignorance is certainly my favourite of all of these. | |
| Apr 17, 2012 at 20:00 | history | edited | Cameron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 17, 2012 at 19:43 | history | answered | Cameron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |