I had the family over for dinner the other day and GS2, who is 10, said the word, "Crap." Since I am a rhetorician, I wanted him to understand that in some cases, he would not want to say that word. We had the following dialogue at the table:
Nana (me): Just so you know, that word is not right for some situations.
GS2: Why not?
Nana: Some people think it's vulgar and they'd think you were vulgar, too.
S1: What Nana means is that you shouldn't use the word in polite company.
GS1: I don't think he even knows any polite company.
GS2: I know Nana.
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