etiquette
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Historian Bernard Capp, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick, explains that hat etiquette once reinforced social hierarchy.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
"Most people understand and follow simple cinema etiquette... so everyone can enjoy the film as intended."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
While it sounds like a gross breach of corporate etiquette, organizers are seeing growing demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s not your role as a guest and, especially, as a friend of the bride’s parents to point out that the couple fell down on their wedding etiquette.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
I found myself less able to conceal the evidences of stress, in my uncomfortable borrowed tuxedo, and with my less-than-extensive knowledge of dining etiquette.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Chains
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Power Suffix: -ette
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