<DIV>It's not at all ridiculous, and I find your characterization offensive, as well.</DIV>
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<DIV>RickK<BR><BR><B><I>Sean Barrett <sean@epoptic.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Stevertigo wrote:<BR>> --- Anthere <ANTHERE6@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> <BR>>>what does "Retard" means ? (in french, it implies<BR>>>"late")<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> LOL. En English it means "mentally retarded" --as in<BR>> "stunted growth". See "fire retardant".<BR><BR>"To retard" is a perfectly legitimate verb meaning "to hold back" or "to <BR>slow." Assuming that it refers to a psycological condition is every bit <BR>as ridiculous as assuming that "niggardly" has something to do with skin <BR>color.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>WikiEN-l mailing list<BR>WikiEN-l@Wikipedia.org<BR>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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