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.
It’s not a bad word, but it’s not a good word either, is it?
It’s always easier to replace a habit than it is to stamp it out, so I try to teach my kid age-appropriate cusses. He’s five, so I encourage him to lean on Adventure Time-style creative un-curses, as:
“Finn, this is dirtballs.”
“Aw figs.”
“This is totally dumptrucks.”
“What the lump?”
And the usual stuff like ‘fiddlesticks’ and ‘dagnabbit’ are reliable.
Crap is already an un-curse though lol.
Edit: I’m a lost American who can’t read the community name apparently, sorry mates, enjoy your afternoon.
You could argue that.
Instead of splitting hairs about what’s a curse and what isn’t, I tend to go by whatever is most cute to hear from a kid.
In the UK it’s considered a slightly less vulgar version of shit.
Maybe an English teacher in England knows better than someone that has English as a second language or an American.
Maybe crap has different cultural connotations where I’m from because it’s definitely not a slightly less vulgar version of shit. It’s extremely less vulgar. Or maybe you need to go ask that English teacher what the definition of slightly is.
Are you from the UK? Because this is a UK thread.
👀 Whoops.
In the US, it is also considered a slightly less vulgar version of shit.
Extremely less vulgar, what are y’all on lmao.