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 is fairly mild and not a big deal, but most people probably wouldn’t want their 5 year old daughter saying it to their great aunt Mary.
It is not an appropriate word to use when talking to a teacher, no. A “pretty mild” swearword is still a swearword.
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.
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?
you should avoid swearing at all in formal settings
Same realm as “Dang” and “Darn”. Someone getting mad about it is just trying to tone police.
It’s a less vulgar version of shit. You wouldn’t use it in an email, but when talking it generally isn’t a big deal.
