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It's impolite to talk during the performance.
He made some impolite comments about her appearance.
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What's particularly fascinating is how impolite behaviors can cascade through organizations.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Edwards is being an impolite host: he’s holed up in a room, eyes locked in on a screen, gamer headphones covering his ears.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
In some cultures, being too direct is seen as impolite, so softening your language or using indirect communication is the norm.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
But impolite conduct often happens on other parts of the field as well.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Edwards is being an impolite host: he’s holed up in a room, eyes locked in on a screen, gamer headphones covering his ears.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
In some cultures, being too direct is seen as impolite, so softening your language or using indirect communication is the norm.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
But impolite conduct often happens on other parts of the field as well.
—Kenneth Lasson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Impolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impolite. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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