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developmentallly delayed

In an episode of Law and Order from last winter, there is a boy who
isn't normal mentally.  The police in private call him retarded. His
father calls him slow, and his mother says "Wake up, darling, he is
*developmentally delayed*."  She says this with scorn and passion,
like it is so much worse than slow,   Actually, it's almost the same
as slow.  How come she doesn't notice that?

It is the same or almost the same as retarded, and none are really
accurate or complete in this case, because he's not merely delayed or
progressing at a slow speed (slow, retarded), he's stopped.

Ahd the mother says "develpmentally delayed" like it's a mean vulgar
phrase, when iiuc it is intended to be the nice phrase.

Amazing how people relate to words.
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Posters should say where they live, and for which
area they are asking questions. I have lived in
Western Pa.  10 years
Indianapolis 10 years
Chicago       6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore    26 years

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