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Etiquette Of Conversation

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Day
15
Month
January
Year
1886
Copyright
Public Domain
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Froni Rill's Manual of Social and Uushusa Forma Do not manifest impatience. Do not eugago '" argument. Do uot intcrruptanother when speaking. Do not fiud fault,thoughyoumaygenUy crilicise. Do not talk of your private, personal and faroily matters. Do not appenr to notice inacuracies of speech in others. Do not allow yourself to lose temper ot jpeak exciteUly. Do not alinde to unfortunatc pecularities of any onc present. Do not always cominence a con versa t ion l)y ulliisiun to the weather. Do not, when uarratiug an incident, contiuually say, "yon sec," "you know," etc. Do not iutrude professional or other topics that tlio compa&y gcuerallj eamiot take an interest in. Do uot talk very loud. A firm, clear, iistinct, yet uiild,geutle, musical voice kas ;roat power. Do not be absent minded, requiring the speaker to repeat what has beta said that youniay umli istum!. J)o not speak disrespectfully of personal iipcaraucc when anyone present niay .'ave Iheiwmo defects. Do not try to force yourself into the üonfideuee of others. If thcy give theii 'outideuce oever lctray it. J)o not use prolanity, vulgar terras, glang pbrases, words of cloublo nieaning, er lan;uage tbat wil] brlug the blush to auy one. Do not iutei-sperse your language with Toreigu words nud high St-vuJiuj; terms. It ihows nflcctatioQ, and WÜ 'Ir: i "jdiciüe ipon you. "Tei) Ioh :" fxi.i.i.uicii ,111 iri.su s--,u)'. to his j-latoou, "Frout face and to roll UI As D'.any of e as is presint will say 'Herr ' and as inany of ye as is not iri'sii. , mTl 3av 'Absint ' ' " It never yct happenr ! to any mnn, no oever will, to have uil tilines according to his desire. I

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