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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
fluorescent lamp
I used to be called a 'fluorescent lamp' -
slow in reacting.
"You are a fluorescent lamp, aren't you?"
"Fluorescent lamp? What do you... Oh, I see."
"See?"
Something like that.
Do you have any euphemistic expression for
slow reaction?
BTW, 'fluorescent lamp' is rather long and hard to pronounce. Is there a short form?
Thank you.
slow in reacting.
"You are a fluorescent lamp, aren't you?"
"Fluorescent lamp? What do you... Oh, I see."
"See?"
Something like that.
Do you have any euphemistic expression for
slow reaction?
BTW, 'fluorescent lamp' is rather long and hard to pronounce. Is there a short form?
Thank you.
Top answer
Hi, Do you have any euphemistic expression for slow reaction? We often say 'He's slow on the uptake', although it's not euphemistic. I think we tend to see slow reaction as related to lower intelligence, so most of the things we say relate to both characteristics.
- Hi, Do you have any euphemistic expression for slow reaction?
- We often say 'He's slow on the uptake', although it's not euphemistic.
- I think we tend to see slow reaction as related to lower intelligence, so most of the things we say relate to both characteristics.
- There are a great many picturesque and humorous sayings which relate to incomplete or defective sets, eg He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
- He's one sandwich short of a picnic.
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Hi,
Do you have any euphemistic expression for slow reaction? We often say 'He's slow on the uptake', although it's not euphemistic.
I think we tend to see slow reaction as related to lower intelligence, so most of the things we say relate to both characteristics. There are a great many picturesque and humorous sayings which relate to incomplete or defective
Do you have any euphemistic expression for slow reaction? We often say 'He's slow on the uptake', although it's not euphemistic.
I think we tend to see slow reaction as related to lower intelligence, so most of the things we say relate to both characteristics. There are a great many picturesque and humorous sayings which relate to incomplete or defective
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Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier?
Hmm. That doesn't emphasize the "slow reaction" idea enough.
Hmm. That doesn't emphasize the "slow reaction" idea enough.
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Thank you very much, everybody, for the valuable answers. They are all interesting.
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