Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common sense is neither common nor sensical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon sense is nei-ther -com-mon nor sen-si-cal
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

37

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Many assumptions that people make through intuition, popular culture, or 'common sense' turn out to be incorrect.

Example Sentences

"In fact, much of what we call common sense is neither common, nor sensical. We use the hindsight bias to pretend facts which come to us were apparent all along. As a result we rob ourselves of the strangeness that lies ahead."
"As some anthropologists are fond of saying, common sense is neither common nor sensical."
"They say that Common Sense is neither common nor sensical, and the things we believe about our bodies prove it."

Etymology

Attributed to Benjamin Franklin.

Questions

What does common sense is neither common nor sensical mean?: Many assumptions that people make through intuition, popular culture, or 'common sense' turn out to be incorrect.
Where does common sense is neither common nor sensical come from?: Attributed to Benjamin Franklin.

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