Their retarded

[john farrel]

Test No. incompl/advan-39 "State Secrets", question 9

The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ......... a threat to the safety of the community at large.

(a) place
(b) put
(c) start
(d) pose

Test No. incompl/advan-39 "State Secrets", answer 9

The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to pose a threat to the safety of the community at large.

Correct answer: (d) pose
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Is it correct to say "their retarded"? Or do I have to use "they're"?

[Torsten]

Depends on what you what to say:

Those people are retarded. They're retarded.
Their minds are retarded.
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[kelly]

Hi Alan:
Why I can't use place here, for what I know, place sometimes can be used and pose, is that right?

Please help

[Guest]

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The idiom is to pose a threat/problem/difficulty, Kelly, where pose means introduce, present.
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[kelly]

Thank you very much for your explanation.