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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depending on context and tone, it might have been either rude or harmless ribbing. If rude, making the kid apologize is a good idea. If good fun, then a parent interfering and forcing the apology turns everything awkward. Offensive? Is parent A afraid of offending goblins? While the definition of offensive may be very similar to rude, I think that it has developed a slightly different connotation in recent years. I wouldn’t describe this interaction as offensive. Rudeness is sufficiently bad, in and of itself, for a parent to crack down on it. [/quote] Offending the insulted kid, obviously. Rude means lacking in refinement. It doesn't necessarily mean hurtful. Offensive means some kind of attack against someone. An attack can be just rude or just offensive or both. [/quote]
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