Proper Etiquette

[rockdrummer]

No, but sometimes it isn't necessarily accurate. Some people, like me, are hard-of-hearing, meaning we are partially deaf. It's kind of subjective when dealing with an opinion of how deaf is deaf...

Thanks for your response. It got me thinking about deaf being subjective. Hmmm. That is interesting. So I looked up the definition and found the following; It doesn't appear to be subjective. Lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing. From what I gather, this could apply to a person regardless of where they fall in the spectrum. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thank you!

Main Entry: deaf
Pronunciation: 'def, dial 'dEf
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dEaf;
1 : lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing
2 : unwilling to hear or listen : not to be persuaded <was overwrought and deaf to reason.