[General] an ominous thing to say

[Tarheel]

Silver, you could tell the youngster that it's rude
(Possibly pointless.)

 

[Tarheel]

He would or would not understand.

That covers all possible territory. You could say:

Maybe.

 

[Tarheel]

Hi JK,

I agree with you. I notice that you're in China. No wonder you've met kids like my cousins. I've been teaching kids English for a few years. A few years ago, a fifth grader said "F**k" and that really took me aback. I then learned that he picked up the word in some English movies. Yes, electronic devices have become a large part of kids' lives here. I've been thousand times that young children play cell phone or some other devices here. It's effortless for them to learn words and phrases that way.

You could say:

I learned that he picked up the word watching movies in English

And:

Thousands of times I've seen youngsters play games on their cell phones or some other devices.

 

[Rover_KE]

ominous is not the right word at all. There appears to be no connection to omens in any way.

Silver may have heard the word odious somewhere.