White lies, polite lies [ Reading & Writing / Communication ]
… liars were ‘the lowest and meanest of mankind’. 5 A liar was a disreputable character: ‘It is most certain, that the reputation of chastity is not so necessary for a woman, as that of veracity is for a man’ (79). Chesterfield’s liars …
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