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Can the expression I AM AFRAID be rude?
If when asked a question by a teacher, one answers, I AM AFRAID, SIR, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT, can it be rude to the teacher?
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jayprakash Singh Can the expression I AM AFRAID be rude? Such considerations depend wholly on the culture you're in. In an American public primary education classroom, if it was said levelly, it would be accepted as a courteous answer because of the "sir", which would actually sound a bit too obsequious for everyday use, and the "I am afraid" would only sound a bit humble if anything.
- jayprakash Singh Can the expression I AM AFRAID be rude?
- Such considerations depend wholly on the culture you're in.
- In an American public primary education classroom, if it was said levelly, it would be accepted as a courteous answer because of the "sir", which would actually sound a bit too obsequious for everyday use, and the "I am afraid" would only sound a bit humble if anything.
- But I am sure there are "schools" in the world where you would get caned for saying it that way.
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jayprakash SinghCan the expression I AM AFRAID be rude?
Such considerations depend wholly on the culture you're in. In an American public primary education classroom, if it was said levelly, it would be accepted as a courteous answer because of the "sir", which would actually sound a bit too obsequious for everyday use, and the "I am afraid" would only soun
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