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Is "crap" considered a bad word? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by RealPuyo@lemmy.world to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

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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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[–] poke@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

In the US (not UK, sorry!) It is entirely dependent on the family that raised you. In some households it's just another word, and in others it is a curse word. In my experience the households that consider it a curse are less common.

This caught me off guard when I was roughly your age and got in trouble for it when visiting a friend. I thought it was a regular word and was scolded in front of others for it. I had no clue what was going on because nobody would tell me what word it was for a while.