[Ads-l] X-talented

[Dan Goncharoff]

I see these words as tiptoes to avoid "trained".

On Feb 22, 2018 12:07 PM, "Ben Zimmer" <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:01 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > A popular politician urges via Twitter that should schoolteachers who are
> > "weapons talented" bring their concealed firearms to work each day, their
> > returning fire would "instantly" end schoolhouse attacks by "savage
> > sickos."
>
>
> In his previous tweet, said politician used "gun adept" for the same
> purpose.
>
> https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966657362789568512
> https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966660169194229761
>
> Perhaps "X-talented" and "X-adept" are substitutions for "X-savvy"?
>
> --bgz
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