[Ads-l] X-talented

[Ben Zimmer]

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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