White lies, polite lies [ Reading & Writing / Communication ]
… of avoidance, e.g. evading the answer to a question (see Weinrich 117) – and situations that demand a certain kind of performance that is refused, often under cover of sincerity. Being good at using omissions or polite lies meant treading … Heart.’ (Thraliana, I, 415) As a hostess, Thrale felt she had to perform in public, whatever her private feelings. The performance of politness thus involve s not only polite lies and omissions, but some dissimulation, too . Following …
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