365 days Writing Prompt: No,thank you
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
The word I’d definitely ban from general usage is the word , “Retarded”. These are some of the definitions of this word: less developed esp. mentally; slow to develop or occur; stupid, pathetic.
To me the word sounds derogatory, psychologically it affects the person who is called retarded, there can be a lot of reasons for someone to take longer to comprehend a sentence,word, a paragraph, that cannot or should not be the reason to call the person retarded.
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Sabethville 
Awesome word choice to ban!
Thank you, Monique.
Dear Ranu,
Thank you for this post. Words are indeed powerful.
All good wishes,
robert
Thank you Robert.
I’ve heard kids calling each other retarded without knowing what it means.