On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 10:40:29 -0700, Sean Barrett <sean(a)epoptic.org> gave
utterance to the following:
Stevertigo wrote:
--- Anthere <anthere6(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
what does "Retard" means ? (in french,
it implies
"late")
LOL. En English it means "mentally retarded" --as in
"stunted growth". See "fire retardant".
"To retard" is a perfectly legitimate verb meaning "to hold back" or
"to
slow." Assuming that it refers to a psycological condition is every bit
as ridiculous as assuming that "niggardly" has something to do with skin
color.
Yes, but there is a natural tendency to interpret any name in its noun
form in preference to its verb form in cases where both exist.
--
Richard Grevers
Between two evils always pick the one you haven't tried