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It is not natural to the Anglo-Saxon race to be overpolite.
Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
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There’s nothing wrong with bringing a little sense of humor (and a little willingness to ridicule some of the more nutty and dangerous figures on the right) to the overpolite, self-destructively pompous Senate.
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There’s nothing wrong with bringing a little sense of humor (and a little willingness to ridicule some of the more nutty and dangerous figures on the right) to the overpolite, self-destructively pompous Senate.
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I shook her hand and said, “Hi, nice to meet you” in that same little show voice that I used whenever I was nervous, the overpolite, apologetic little-girl voice that meant to say, I’m not a diva, and I’m sorry in advance for … for being me, I guess.
uncharted terriTORI Tori Spelling 2010
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I shook her hand and said, “Hi, nice to meet you” in that same little show voice that I used whenever I was nervous, the overpolite, apologetic little-girl voice that meant to say, I’m not a diva, and I’m sorry in advance for … for being me, I guess.
uncharted terriTORI Tori Spelling 2010
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