Posted by jlo820 on August 22, 2003, at 14:48:35
In reply to Civility, posted by Dinah on August 22, 2003, at 14:16:07
From our good friend the Merriam-Webster Unabriged Dictionary...
"CIVIL often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness"
It points out that civil is not the same as polite or courteous, or various other synonyms.
Just thought this was interesting.
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