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Two seconds prior to touchdown, an aural warning, "retard, retard," was issued by the flight's computer system, advising the pilots to "retard" the thrust lever to the recommended idle or reverse thrust lever position.
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Perhaps next time you feel compelled to use the words "retard," "retarded" or the suffix "-tard?" Stop.
The user in this case, of course, is the person spewing the words: "retard," "retarded" and "-tard".
And yet, however blithe the everyday practice of spicing up one's speech with the words "retard," "retarded" and the suffix "-tard" has become?
But, because the casual use of the words: "retard," "retarded" and the suffix "-tard" have now become so deeply and passively ingrained in the contemporary vernacular?
As one looks more closely at the contemporary use of the words -- "retard," "retarded" and the suffix "-tard" -- the pattern that clearly starts to present is simply this: When employing this specific language, the objective is to separate and distinguish the "user" from those being "used".
"Our politically correct society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards... I'm not going to apologize for it".
"Retard" and "Retarded".
"Cripple and retard, cripple and retard," she started to sing, swinging the father in her hand.
But to make the change stick, it can't just be the government that changes; people have to stop saying "retard" and "retarded" as a joke, too.
A lot of kids think this description — calling someone "retarded" or "a retard" — is okay, especially if it's a joke.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com