Word: tactlessness
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...allies is to wear such medals, and we are expected to follow a similar policy. Let not Frenchmen think that we are indifferent to their highly prized rewards. Although we do not doubt the legality of the discussed restriction, yet we believe it is at present archaic and tactless...
...blamed, for that increases, if anything, the desire of active young men to get into service of some kind. Perhaps it is the management of Phillips Brooks House; it may be that those in charge of the work have been a bit imperious and tactless in their attempts to enlist support among the undergraduates. Probably a large element in this lackadaisical attitude on the part of the students is sheer laziness and, overworked word, "indifference". That opportunities to do social service work, that is really service, should be so neglected is nothing short of shameful. The CRIMSON is not going...
...personal anecdotes Mr. Guild went on to illustrate the main defects of a "stump" speaker, showing what trivial details may spoil the most finished address; as, for instance, the effect of a tactless introduction or the sensation caused over a brass band. In closing be related several interesting experiences of his campaign tour with Roosevelt through the western states...
...under-graduates to go slow and consider the legitimate motives for enlisting, a great deal has been ill said in complaint and criticism now that the war is on and it is necessary to carry it to a speedy and successful conclusion. In this flood of outspoken and often tactless conservatism, the under-current of enthusiasm is only too apt to be forgotten...
Enough of this, however. The communication deals well with the details of a mistaken and tactless editorial...