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I must be unaware of the other meaning of the noun "retard". As an alternative in this case, I might suggest, "brake".
by to3m 11y ago
I must be unaware of the other meaning of the noun "retard".
As an alternative in this case, I might suggest, "brake".
- noir_lord 11y agoNot really, it was the correct word appropriately used. > Retard - delay or hold back in terms of progress or development.
- to3m 11y agoYes, and that's "retard", the verb. A totally different word! (Maybe it depends on dialect, but as I've always heard it spoken, it doesn't even sound the same.) "They do put a retard" - here, the word "retard" is used in a noun position. Therefore, it is a noun. Therefore, it must refer (and with an implication of cruel disaparagement) to somebody who is mentally handicapped. I wonder if they use the same person each time?