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There was a policeman near the school.my son told me “Mummy there is a policeman”
Is it ok say policeman by a child?
Is there any other good words for it?
Normally Small children says “police uncle”in my country.
In English or Sinhalese? If they use the English words "police uncle", that would be an example of Sinhalese English (also in Indian English?). In British English (and variants) and American English "police uncle" is not used to describe a policeman (unless he is related to someone in the conversation👁 Smile :)
). Policeman is quite normal for speakers of any age.
In English or Sinhalese? If they use the English words "police uncle", that would be an example of Sinhalese English (also in Indian English?). In British English (and variants) and American English "police uncle" is not used to describe a policeman (unless he is related to someone in the conversation👁 Smile :)
). Policeman is quite normal for speakers of any age.
Thank you so much.
Small kids use it for general talk as a respect for adults.
"Policeman" sounds perfectly normal to me, as long as the child knows that the police officer is male - as most are, and as a child old enough to attend school should be able to discern. In other contexts, when the gender of an officer is not known, I prefer "police officer." I might use this as an opportunity to teach my child that they are not all male, at least in some parts of the world (including where I live).
Thank you so much.
Small kids use it for general talk as a respect for adults.
I understand "uncle" is used that way but do they say "police uncle/auntie" or the Sinhalese words that mean "police uncle/auntie" - that was the question.
These days in BritE police officer is replacing policeman and policewoman.
We don't use uncle as a general word in that way in our society in the U.S. It's as much a cultural question as a language question. It would be a mysterious thing to say here.
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