Arwa
Cut The Crap Cut the crap! Talk straight or buzz off! It means that you should stop saying untrue things. I think so:) I want to know if it is Ok to use it. It sounds a bit impolite? I feel like using it sometimes but I step back since I'm not sure about it. I don't need a slap in the face:) Thanks in advance.
Oct 5, 2012 5:19 AM
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Firstly, "crap" is a rude word, and it means "shit". Here it means "rubbish". The rubbish can be anything, something untrue, something stupid. You want to say this to Nettenyahu?
October 5, 2012
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Of course it is impolite - you are telling someone that they are talking nonsense or lying !! However it is OK to use it informally, perhaps with a little smile to avoid the slap.
October 5, 2012
Knowing the exact meaning and that it is offensive, I prefer OR try to avoid using it even if I lost temper:) It is easier to use these words in English rather than my mother tongue. I don't know why they sound horrible in Arabic! So, Marc, I can use it with you? Hmmm...NO! I know you have tons of similar phrases:))
October 8, 2012
You can say it to me any time. But I am Dutch. We are very direct. (In general of course, persons always differ.) So direct others find us impolite. And we have a very flat culture in companies. For me, the manager is not a 'better person' than the girl from administration. If my manager talks crap, I tell him: you are saying crap. I even told the CEO (big chief, many feathers) he was talking nonsense once. But, may-be I am a little cheeky, because I am technically that brilliant they won't fire me anyway.
October 7, 2012
:)))) Thanks, David:)
October 6, 2012
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