Word: courteousely
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...Union City, N. J., a sleek stranger, having eaten and paid for a large meal in the restaurant of one John Thanos, asked courteously if he might use the telephone. Mr. Thanos heard him give a woman's name. It was evidently a long distance call, but Mr. Thanos, not wishing to appear discourteous, did not listen to the conversation. The stranger talked for 41 minutes. Courteous Thanos polished the glasses out of earshot...
...morning's World. When at last they beheld it, they turned to the editorial page?and there, lo and behold, was a squib entitled "An Apology." Smiles wreathed the faces of the followers of the Tribune. So the World knew when it was wrong, did it? The World was courteous enough to apologize for its offences. With a new respect, they settled themselves to read: "The World made a high bid for the House memoirs; we do not blame the Herald Tribune for its resentment...
TIME thanks Subscriber Goodwin for his courteous suggestion. But is there a genuine demand for this service? The editors doubt...
...membership was filing out of the room, Mr. Hughes approached Mr. Parris and offered a courteous personal apology. If his remarks had offended Mr. Parris, he was sorry. He had no grudge against Mr. Parris or against George Washington. He had merely been stating what he believed to be the facts...
...that they knew in Brooklyn. They will find, it is true, a superficial resemblance in the clattering street cars and the well-paved streets. But they will find far wider distinctions between the social classes. Among the "foreigners," with whom they will associate they will find a ready, kindly, courteous welcome, a welcome tempered nevertheless at first by a quiet scrutiny, for the foreign colony of the city, perforce thrown into rather close communion, always wonders how affably the newcomer will mix. In the colony lines of nationality blur; personality is more important...