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Being polite is a culturally defined phenomenon and what is considered polite in one culture can often be quite rude or strange in another culture. An interruption is an abrupt stop in a conversation in which one person cuts short the sentence of another person speaking to share their own opinion. Interrupting is considered a bad habit for many English speaking people; however it is useful and perfectly appropriate at times while rude and impolite at other times. So when is it ok and when is it considered rude?

*Adults tend to get excited when discussing an important topic and impulsively interrupt the person speaking.
*Similarly adults tend to assume that they know what the other person is going to say next and interrupt by saying it before them; robbing the speaker of their chance to say it in their own way.
*Often people will interrupt aggressively if the speaker is talking nonsense or they do not agree with what they are saying.
*Interrupting is also a common way to change a conversation topic.
*Children might interrupt because they like being the center of attention or because of bad manners and not knowing any better.

It is considered perfectly acceptable to interrupt another person if it is to show concern or to clarify something you didn't understand. So please feel free to interrupt your teacher with English questions!!!