civilities

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Civilities reached out to the Daily Beast for comment on the diversity in its editorial ranks, but the site did not respond.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2016

Steven Petrow writes the Civilities column about LGBT/straight social dilemmas for The Washington Post and is the author of five etiquette books.

From Time • Mar. 17, 2015

Dear Civilities: Some of my high school friends recently formed a WhatsApp group to stay in touch with each other.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2015

The French Ladies have however 1000 other ways of rendering themselves agreeable; by their various Attentions and Civilities, and their sensible Conversation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir, I meant no hurt, but 'tis always the fashion of your true bred Courtier, to be more ceremonious in his Civilities to Ladies than Men;—and he desires to know how she does.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague