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Old 13-Nov-2006, 00:25
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Default Re: swear or curse

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Originally Posted by silviasabater_2000 View Post
Hi there,
I teach English in a school and sometimes the children swear. In this cases they have to write 15 times in a piece of paper "I won't swear at class". Is that right? would be ok "I won't curse at class"? Is it better to say "at class" or "in class"?
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In AmE, either swear or curse is acceptable. And it should be "in class".
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