From Dictionary.com:
im・be・cile (mb-sl, -sl)
n.
A stupid or silly person; a dolt.
A person whose mental acumen is well below par.
A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of
from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of
communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term
belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered
offensive.
;-)
Let's quit the thread here.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Printz [mailto:MPrintz@724.com]
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:17 PM
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: OT: Ericsson's new phone - with colour display
Main Entry: hate
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): hat-ed; hat-ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 : to feel extreme enmity toward <hates his country's enemies>
2 : to have a strong aversion to : find very distasteful <hated
to have to meet strangers> <hate hypocrisy>
intransitive senses : to express or feel extreme enmity or
active hostility
- hat?Ler noun
- hate one's guts : to hate someone with great intensity
synonyms HATE, DETEST, ABHOR, ABOMINATE, LOATHE mean to
feel strong aversion or intense dislike for. HATE implies an
emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice <hated
the enemy with a passion>. DETEST suggests violent antipathy
<detests cowards>. ABHOR implies a deep often shuddering
repugnance <a crime abhorred by all>. ABOMINATE suggests
strong detestation and often moral condemnation <every
society abominates incest>. LOATHE implies utter disgust and
intolerance <loathed self-appointed moral guardians>.
ref. source: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
;-)
"Eijkemans, Paul" wrote:
>
> Please explain hated?
> Paul
>
> > including the hated WAP gateways.
> > /g
>
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Received on Fri Mar 23 16:49:46 2001