politeness
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Others argue politeness can lead to higher quality answers or responses.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Freed from narrative, sound and movement, his photographs indulge our desire to look longer and more intently than politeness would normally permit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
“I think the combination of proper grammar and politeness was the key to its effectiveness,” he wrote on X last November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Pardon me,” I said, with equal politeness, “but I have a special reason for wishing to know who purchased it.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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