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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Do not investigate how do they call a person that retes

[–] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Apparently that one doesn't follow this rule, and is instead derived from the Latin word "retardare," meaning "to make something go slower."

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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 7 points 8 months ago

As a Spanish speaker, I was already aware of that, but imagine if someone thought that the act of reting was a thing by analogy

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