Do people not realise that "retarted" is not a word?

Question

Am I missing something or is this indicative of a mental health problem?

That is what I suspect.. Let me know your views.
Perhaps it is some new slang I am not familiar with?

I can spell fine thanks. I am from London and we write British English.

But thanks for your concern for my mental health MagicStick. Read more (same to the 7 people who gave you a thumb up)

please note, I am talking about people using the word retarTed when they really mean retarDed.
I myself am not using the word retarTed.

Please make sure you understand (read) the question before trying to respond. Thankyou

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Answer 1

"Retarted" is a word that you have now coined. It represents people who think they are intelligent, but actually aren't, because they never learned to spell properly, and rely on phonetic pronunciations to guide their spelling.

Answer 2

Just to get it out of the way:
Don't people realize that "retarded" is not a word?

I've heard people using that word since the 60s and don't care for it. It's not new slang that I know of, unless they really pronounce it "retarted" now.

Answer 3

I think in today's world, that spelling is something that has totally dropped off the radar. Kids today might not like to hear it, but all this internet jargon has made good spelling almost a thing of the past. I find that to be almost a reflection of the state of world education.

Answer 4

Probably not but retarDed is.

American Heritage Dictionary

v. tr.
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.

v. intr.
To be delayed.

n.
A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.
Music A slackening of tempo.

American Heritage Dictionary.....

re·tard·ed (rĭ-tär'dĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.
Often Offensive Affected with mental retardation.
Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed.

Answer 5

No "retarted" is not a word; neither is "retart"; but it is a "retarded" spelling of the word "retard". Retard is a word meaning to slow or impede. If you're talking about "slow learning" due to a mental disability, it is called "mental retardation".

Answer 6

Retarted is a word. I can use it in a sentence.
"Because the dough crust and the fruity filling slid off the cookie sheet at first, the tarts needed to be retarted before they could be baked."

Answer 7

I don't know why they can't see that either because even the word "tard" is derived from reTARDed. My observation is that it's only when people talk faster than normal that they start to "slur" their words. Once they say that, a certain number of times, they get a habit of saying it and think it's cool. That's my perspective.

Answer 8

Actually, it IS a word, and when someone calls another person "retarded", it's being used correctly as an insult (even though it's not very nice).

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source
Main Entry: re·tard·ed
Pronunciation: ri-'tärd-&d
Function: adjective
: slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development : characterized by mental retardation

Answer 9

I love this.....

"Only where education is underfunded...."

Of course, because when there's plenty of money for the schools, children always WANT to learn, right?

People are too lazy to learn proper spelling, and the result is a new generation of morons.

School funding has nothing to do with it, and anyone that thinks that it does is RETARDED.

Answer 10

I don't think it has anything to do with a mental health problem. I just think that they don't know how to spell.