Don't use "oral English" because "oral" has sex connotation

[Silverobama]

I was chatting with a Chinese woman in a chatroom. She said she once talked to a native speaker of English and that native speaker told her:

Don't use "oral English" because "oral" has sex connotation.

I wonder if the italic sentence is natural. If not, how can I express it naturally?

 

[jutfrank]

Don't use "oral English" because "oral" has a sexual connotation.

 

[Rover_KE]

Only somebody with a dirty/immature male adolescent's mind would consider 'oral' a word with a sexual connotation.

There's no need whatsoever for anybody to avoid saying oral English/exam/hygiene/cancer/history/communication/commitment/antibiotics or a host of other perfectly normal collocations.

 

[probus]

I wholeheartedly agree with Rover, but I would never use "oral English" anyway. I prefer the terms"spoken English" or simply "speech".

 

[emsr2d2]

Only somebody with a dirty/immature male adolescent's mind would consider 'oral' a word with a sexual connotation.

I can assure you that it was just as snigger-worthy to me and my female friends when we were 16 and preparing for our French and German oral exams. Every single time the word was mentioned, we tittered. Boys/men certainly don't have the monopoly on finding connotations.

 

[Tdol]

Does Oral English have a connection that other sexual forms don't have have? It sounds like rubbish to me.

 

[SoothingDave]

I see no need to get all anal about it.

 

[Skrej]

Does Oral English have a connection that other sexual forms don't have have? It sounds like rubbish to me.

Do you want to talk about it?

 

[jutfrank]

Do you want to talk about it?

Are you offering intercourse?

 

[Glizdka]

This reminds me of that time my friends and I were filling out a form.

Name: Glizdka
Age: 15
Sex: Yes!

 

[emsr2d2]

This reminds me of that time my friends and I were filling out a form.

Name: Glizdka
Age: 15
Sex: Yes!

Shocking! (You didn't say "Yes, please!)