politeness/tone question

[heavy gale]

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politeness/tone question

[warm cairn]

Also just simply: "c'est quoi ça ?"

(I use these types of questions often when I'm talking to my teachers on italki. The word order sounds abrupt in English so I just want to make sure I'm asking politely I guess)

[rose spire]

La différence -> Quelle est.

Quel est masculin.

[warm cairn]

ah oui, merci !

[crude moss]

It’s a difference of register, so depending on the situation things may come off as rude (but really this is much less important than, say, the tu/vous distinction or using rude words like chier or foutre)