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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

play truant

can I say "escape from school" instead of "play truant"?
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Not unless you are thinking of using the metaphor of a prison. If you say "escape from school" is sounds like there is a mad man with a knife and you barely made it out in time or the building was on fire. You can skip school, cut school, ditch school, or play hookey.

— BarbaraPA

  • Not unless you are thinking of using the metaphor of a prison.
  • If you say "escape from school" is sounds like there is a mad man with a knife and you barely made it out in time or the building was on fire.
  • You can skip school, cut school, ditch school, or play hookey.
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Not unless you are thinking of using the metaphor of a prison. If you say "escape from school" is sounds like there is a mad man with a knife and you barely made it out in time or the building was on fire.

You can skip school, cut school, ditch school, or play hookey.
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Grammar GeekNot unless you are thinking of using the metaphor of a prison. If you say "escape from school" is sounds like there is a mad man with a knife and you barely made it out in time or the building was on fire.

You can skip school, cut school, ditch school, or play hookey.

And with any of those you are truant.
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Hi,

The expression 'play truant' seems almost archaic to me.

Clive
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CliveHi,

The expression 'play truant' seems almost archaic to me.

Clive
I'd never heard it.
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It's a common phrase in the UK.
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nona the brit It's a common phrase in the UK.
Among teachers and the media. Other people normally use the informal term for it, which is bunking off.
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In Canada, we commonly say
eg He is skipping class
eg He is skipping. <<<<
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