Wodehouse, who once said, "Speak civilly to blondes and they will speak civilly to you".
When Carl arrived, she wanted to tell him that he was beneath her & that she despised him, but instead she spoke civilly, saying she would be ready in a minute.
With the exception of a few absurdist comedies, it's difficult to conjure a list of canonical plays in which kin interact politely, speak civilly and resolve conflict without recourse to threats and weaponry.
Puberty starting at age 6 or 7 and perhaps resulting in a menstrual period at age 10? "Or," Dr. Kaplowitz added, "going through an exhaustive endocrinological work-up and monthly injections at $6,000 to $10,000 a year?" The issue has now reached the point of an acrid dispute among pediatric endocrinologists, with the experts on each side barely able to speak civilly about their opponents.
He is fairly reasoned in his writing, and will at least speak civilly to people he disagrees with.
The response against her attempts to speak civilly in public about a serious topic attest to why her speech is necessary to begin with.
She's the founder and former President of Alliance Hollywood, an organization dedicated to training members of the entertainment industry on how to speak civilly about politics.
We yearn for a leader or leaders who can speak civilly both to liberals and conservatives alike on the great issues of the day.
With the exception of one company that held a holiday party in which everyone spoke civilly over chicken cacciatore and yes, a bit of wine, most places focused on boozing it up.
He made this clear to everyone, when he repeatedly called Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute and asked her to make a sex tape for him: every woman, even one simply speaking civilly and intelligently in her own interest, can be called a slut for no other reason that she's a woman.
