Me (14y male from Poland) got my english teacher annoyed/disappointed after saying the word “crap”. I’m unsure if this is the right place to ask this question but is saying that word considered bad? I always thought it was pretty mild and not a big deal.

  • schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Context matters, to your friends or friends parents, probably okay. To someone you should be showing respect like teachers, probably never going to go over well.

    • RealPuyo@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      It was like this. I made a mistake in an excersize and said “oh crap”. Although you are right not to say that to a teacher, but saying it the way I did should be fine, right?

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        1 year ago

        More the location at that point, that’s schoolyard talk not classroom at that point. But out of earshot in the school yard too haha

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        1 year ago

        It’s a little extreme but not unheard of for folks to be upset with, especially in classroom settings.

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        1 year ago

        Knowing that English is a second language for you, she’s probably trying to help you!

        Maybe assume that your English teacher knows a bit more about the language and how and when to use it than you.