[Ads-l] X-talented

[Laurence Horn]

Or “nut”.

> On Feb 22, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> I see these words as tiptoes to avoid "trained".
> 
> On Feb 22, 2018 12:07 PM, "Ben Zimmer" <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:01 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
>>> 
>> wrote:
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>>> 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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