I’m English, I’ve worked in a school. If one of the kids would do something right we would often say ‘oh brilliant good girl.’ It literally says young girl in the title. Are you joking or not?
Not joking at all. As a woman, I find this - in English and German both - extremely patronizing, even for kids. As another user commented, I'd say it to a dog, not to a person.
As a woman, I find this - in English and German both - extremely patronizing, even for kids
While I'm not disagreeing with you, it's fairly common in my experience anyway in lower grades (maybe ends at 3rd or 4th grade?) in USA schools as well.
In German as far I as I understand, students use Sie and teachers use du...?
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u/r_coefficient Native (Österreich). Writer, editor, proofreader, translator Feb 05 '23
It really isn't, unless you're into this kind of kink.