It's not politically correct nowadays to ask if someone is "retarded" when they are acting stupid. This seems like a way to ask the same question but not use the offensive word.
With all due respect, I don’t think I made it up. I might have seen it somewhere but couldn’t recall exactly where and when.
My original post did ask how would you interpret it and I did give options.
On top of that, I did ask if it would sound rude.
The question was simple, would the sentence be ambiguous to you or it would mean only one thing based on the structure or word.
I would draw on your inputs to make a conclusion. You or any other moderators are very welcome to express your constructive remarks.
When "retarded" became politically incorrect the medical profession switched to "delayed". That seemed to mollify the protesters. I think it's hilarious that a synonym could deflect the criticism.
I wanted to know if the phrase could be offensive or be interpreted in different manners.
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