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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

dismiss

I'm feeling ill in class. And I say:

I'm gonna have to dismiss myself. Or

I'm gonna have to dismiss myself from class.

ARe both useable and interchangeable?

Thanks!
  

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I prefer including "from class" although context makes it unnecessary. My reaction is that only a teacher can actually do the dismissing, so I would rather say "excuse". Others may find no issue with saying "dismiss myself".

— Shawn79

  • I prefer including "from class" although context makes it unnecessary.
  • My reaction is that only a teacher can actually do the dismissing, so I would rather say "excuse".
  • Others may find no issue with saying "dismiss myself".
  • I'm going to have to...
  • I need to...
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I prefer including "from class" although context makes it unnecessary. My reaction is that only a teacher can actually do the dismissing, so I would rather say "excuse". Others may find no issue with saying "dismiss myself".

I'm going to have to...
I need to...
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...excuse myself from class.
...be excused from class.
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Shawn79I prefer including "from class" although context makes it unnecessary. My reaction is that only a teacher can actually do the dismissing, so I would rather say "excuse". Others may find no issue with saying "dismiss myself".I'm going to have to...I need to...+...excuse myself from class....be excused from class.
Hello Shawn,

So would using dism
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I don't like to call things wrong only because they sound unusual, but to me "dismiss" is only used by a superior or an authority figure, like a teacher.
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Shawn79I don't like to call things wrong only because they sound unusual, but to me "dismiss" is only used by a superior or an authority figure, like a teacher.
So you've never heard someone say:

May I dismiss myself from class. Or

I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to have to dismiss myself.

It's not something a native would say?
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PreciousJonesSo you've never heard someone say:May I dismiss myself from class. OrI'm not feeling well, so I'm going to have to dismiss myself.
I would never say it. I don't recall if I've ever heard it. I wouldn't think much of it if someone said it though.

One definition of "dismiss" is "allow to go" so I might ask the teacher "may I be di
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Shawn79 PreciousJonesSo you've never heard someone say:May I dismiss myself from class. OrI'm not feeling well, so I'm going to have to dismiss myself.I would never say it. I don't recall if I've ever heard it. I wouldn't think much of it if someone said it though.One definition of "dismiss" is "allow to go" so I might ask the teacher "may I be dismissed?"When I Google fo
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