‘You can scold me, sir.’
Every now and then a pupil or an intern will tell me: “Sir, I am really willing to learn. If I do anything wrong or make a mistake please feel free to scold me. I have no problems with it. You can shout at me also. If you scold me it means I deserve it.” Scold: To speak angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong. Shout: to say something in …