Retarded != Stupid (was Re: Why do people dislike Dolphin?)

[Knapp]

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Girard Henri <girardhenri at free.fr> wrote:
> Strange :)
> retarded in french is : retardé ... quite a strong word !!!
> I would never use it... too bad ... but has it the same sense in english ?
> retarded is like simple minded ... mind handicaped...
> kind regards
>
You can also say the growth of the plant was retarded due to the lack of sun.
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Douglas E Knapp

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