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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.

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[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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?

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 8 points 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

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.