Do Brits have their class photographs clicked in school?

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MrsD12345@reddit

Most schools have it done twice a year. Individual ones in the autumn and whole class in the summer

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LeastInsurance8578@reddit

Only for primary school as far as I’m aware, I never did this at high school and neither did my younger siblings

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Ok_Shirt983@reddit

I had individual and class photos every year until I left after my GCSEs, so I guess it depends on the school.

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LeastInsurance8578@reddit

Well I left school before GCSE’s existed! But yes it’s probably school dependant

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Historical_Ad3663@reddit (OP)

THANKS FOR REPLYING. Just wanted to see if this was a universally shared experience lol

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OP I'm not British, so didn't want to add a whole comment, but I'm German and we had class pics too! We always took them at the beginning of the year though, and our year book would come out in the middle of the school year for some reason 😅

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socratic-meth@reddit

I don’t know what ‘clicked’ would mean in this context

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Historical_Ad3663@reddit (OP)

I meant that a photographer would click our pictures lol.

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Great, you gave a circular definition.

"What does 'clicks' mean?"

"It's when a person clicks something"

🤦🏻‍♂️

We say "taken". We have our photograph taken. A photographer comes in and takes our photographs.

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mrmazola@reddit

How is your statement any different from op's? You've basically swapped clicked for taken. It's only circular because you changed their definition and just made up some shit to try and sound smart. Facepalm yourself

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Someone asked what "clicked" meant and OP simply reiterated the same word - how does that clarify anything?

Which part of what I said is "made up" and what definitions have I changed? I'm explaining to OP what we say in the UK, for their own benefit.

Why is this so triggering to you?

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mrmazola@reddit

OP said a photographer would click our pictures

you changed that to a person clicks something

person clicks something could be viewed as circular

photographer clicks something it's obvious what they meant

I agree thought that their initial post was confusing, but their reply cleared it up ok.

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Click / clicks / clicked - it's just different tenses of the same verb ffs

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mojnjaro@reddit

It's what we say. Taken. No one was saying it was smart. I dont know why you're being hostile on the OPs behalf.

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CNRADMSN@reddit

They've stolen your photographs?

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Nobody mentioned theft

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jimbobsqrpants@reddit

So they took them with consent?

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Presumably yes, you would consent to having your school photograph taken. I've never heard of anyone having their school photograph taken under duress.

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jimbobsqrpants@reddit

Sorry

I know I was only responding to the fact that because we use taken, it could also mean something else to non native speakers. So potentially someone coming in and physically taking your photographs away.

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Oh, was it not clear that I was explaining to OP that we say "taken" in place of where they say 'clicked'?

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jimbobsqrpants@reddit

It is clear to me

But when you take a step back

The photographer comes in and takes your photos, reads funny.

I am now imagining them sneaking around in a stripey jumper with a swag bag full of photos in frames

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

That would be the burglar.

The photographer wouldn't be able to steal the photos because he hasn't taken them yet, so there are none to take.

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Odd-Quail01@reddit

Taken

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Yes. Where is theft implied?

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Ok-Rain6295@reddit

You say ‘taken’. This person clearly says ‘clicked’ similar to how you might ‘snap’ a photo.

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ChineseRobinWilliams@reddit

If someone asked me what I meant by snapping a photo I wouldn't say I meant snapping a photo though

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IntelligentAbies7884@reddit

You didn’t have to say this in such a condescending way, clearly English isn’t OPs first language. Get off your high horse

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ChineseRobinWilliams@reddit

Why would you write the same thing when it's clearly caused people confusion?

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Sweet_Confusion9180@reddit

Take?

Where are you from OP?

I've never heard clicked used in this way.

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YouWascallyWabbit@reddit

I think it's fairly clear that it I is not getting the UK. 'Clicking' a photograph is commonly said in India and other countries too I'd assume. It's not that complicated to work out what OP means, can't people correct OP in a more sympathetic manner?

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Sweet_Confusion9180@reddit

I'm simply asking? I obviously understand what it means hence the question?

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mojnjaro@reddit

You mean take a photograph of it. Or snap it

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Fluffy-Inside-4191@reddit

I mean you do. It clearly means 'taken' in this context.

It's one of the daftest things I've heard today but there was no confusion.

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kettlejuices@reddit

What if he said snapped?

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I genuinely thought it meant clicked like how a train ticket has a notch taken out of it as proof it has been paid.

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socratic-meth@reddit

I assumed it meant something else, because I have never heard anyone say that. Sounded like they were doing something with the actual photo.

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continentaldreams@reddit

Photographed

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

He photographed our photographs? 🤨

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continentaldreams@reddit

You know what I meant. Took, taken, whatever you wanna call it.

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Sweet_Confusion9180@reddit

I'm from UK and now live in the US and have never heard "clicked" to mean take a photo - curious where OP is from?

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Ill_Tonight_2069@reddit

Taken

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

Class photos only really seemed to be a primary school thing. I have all mine, we had a few of the kids. But then secondary nothing, other than individual photos. Year book we did have one, as far back as the 90s but it was the work of a few students and really wasn't very good.

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DameKumquat@reddit

We didn't have class photos in primary, only individual ones and every few years one of the whole school.

Secondary was a boarding school so you got house photos each year, a chance to have individual photos done (which everyone opted out of from round age 14 as the photographers were gropey bastards), and a school photo every 3 years.

No year group photos, oddly. My year did produce a yearbook but it was nothing to do with the school.

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0rachael0@reddit

not at the end of the year usually a few months in

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iamabigtree@reddit

In primary school yes, very much so. Usually entire class with teacher and on a seperate occasion individually. Most houses in the UK have a picture of a kid in school uniform on display somewhere.

Only place I have seen yearbooks is American film & tv.

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Fluffy-Inside-4191@reddit

UK schools often have yearbooks.

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

We had individual photos at the start of the school year, aged 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. You could also have one with your siblings if they were at the same school.

After that, we never had school pictures taken.

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InsectFar2083@reddit

In my primary school we did, in high school only once in year 7 for seating plan

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BusyBeeBridgette@reddit

We have a school year picture, both solo and aogether. However, in regards to a year book - we don't do that. The closest thing we had to that is wearing a school shirt and having everyone one sign it. So you'd be walking around with a heavily graffitied white shirt by the end of the school day.

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spinningdice@reddit

Twice a year usually, don't feel pressured to buy them though - they cost a small fortune.

As far as I'm aware Yearbooks are some weird American thing, I've never seen one done in a UK school (I could have sworn we didn't have prom's either, but they seem to be a thing now).

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Awkward-Impress-2636@reddit

What on earth are they on about?

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alice_op@reddit

"We used to have our class photographs taken at the end of each school year. Instead of doing a yearbook. Do schools still do this now, or do they do a yearbook, like America?"

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YouWascallyWabbit@reddit

To be fair it's virtually impossible to understand what OP means. What could click possibly mean

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