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> Is the phrase 'shut-up' ultra rude in America?
> Several people have got bent out of shape cos my kids use it. It's not
> super polite in the UK but people wouldn't bat an eyelid about it.
>

Aha, I guess that would explain it. My son learned the phrase from his
Thomas the Tank Engine books, written in the UK.
Mary J


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