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I don't expect someone under the age of 9 to understand what the word pathetic means.
by sushshshsh 6y ago
I don't expect someone under the age of 9 to understand what the word pathetic means.
- mkl 6y agoWhy not? I'm pretty sure I and my friends used it at that age. Besides, even if they've never heard it before, the meaning is clear from the context, and that's often how kids learn words.
- czzr 6y agoSo I just asked an 8 year old as an experiment: “it’s... like if you have to do something and you just fail epically, that’s pathetic” Thought that was pretty good - so not too difficult.
- jyounker 6y agoYou don't have kids, do you?
- sushshshsh 6y agoThe question you are asking is not meaningful because it is possible for a childless person to know a lot about child behavior, and likewise a parent to know absolutely nothing about child behavior if they basically are letting someone else raise their kids while they go to work.
- mumbisChungo 6y agoI think my 3 year old niece is already using that word in context.
- pvaldes 6y agoMy bet would be the opposite. The term is heavily used in TV series and advertising for children