Shari, You were not being silly. There are a lot of people who can't get B12 from a pill/tablet. I don't have enough stomach acid, even though I take a supplement called Betaine HCL that helps digest food, to digest and absorb B12. Without B12 in the body, you die. So some people need to take sublingual B12 in addition to multivitamins (that include the B's) in order to have enough.

No question is ever silly.