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"be civil" is correct and can be used in written English.
It implies that one should speak or behave in a respectful manner. For example, "I understand you're upset, but please be civil when discussing the matter."
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"There will be civil war".
So let's not be civil.
There might well be civil war.
Contributions must be civil and tasteful.
Such actions may be civil or hostile.
I think: Be civil.
Prose writers, especially foreign ones, were expected to be civil.
In some districts, it will be civil war.
Will there also be civil litigation in this case?
"Mitt Romney believes everyone needs to be civil".
Why be married if you can be civil instead?
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