White lies, polite lies [ Reading & Writing / Communication ]
… time may even be turned in to a sign of particular openness , or trust , in the recitation of one’s real opinions to somebody else . The truly sociable art of lying, however, goes beyond polite lies to include a whole range of conversational … the wittiest possible use of language but also demand firm control of the polite person’s creatureliness’ (113). The body may serve as an indicator of social anxiety on such occasions, it is not allowed to be heard as well as seen, or to … Besides, unsociable feelings must be repressed at all costs – and may burst out in more private settings . The body , however, is not easily brought to support polite lies, and even Burney did not always think it necessary to …
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