Etiquette
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Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Usually unwritten, it may be codified in written form. Etiquette usually reflects formulas of conduct in which society or tradition have invested. An etiquette may reflect an underlying ethical code, or in may grow more as a fashion, as in eighteenth century Britain where apparently pointless acts like the manner in which a tea cup was held became important as indicators of upper class status. Like "culture", it is a word that has gradually grown plural, especially in a multi-ethnic society with many clashing expectations. Thus, it is now possible to refer to "an etiquette" or "a culture", realizing that these may not be universal. In Britain, though, the word etiquette has its roots in the eighteenth century, becoming a universal force in the nineteenth century to the extent that it has been described as the one word that aptly describes life during the reign of Queen Victoria.
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Etiquette and language
- Acrolect
- Basilect
- Honorific
- Netiquette
- Polite fiction
- Prescription and description
- Profanity
- Semantics
- Slang
- Slang dictionary
- Standard language
- Style of address
- T-V distinction
- What happens on tour, stays on tour
Etiquette and society
- Social graces
- Aliénor de Poitiers early documentor of French etiquette
- Concert etiquette
- Debrett's
- Diplomacy
- Faux pas, Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation
- Intercultural competence
- Levée, the English version of Louis XIV's morning rising etiquette (lever) at Versailles.
- Military courtesy
- Order of precedence
- Protocol
- Refine, Psychology And Social Class
- Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation by George Washington
- Social Norms
- Table manners
- Work Etiquette
- Zigzag method
Worldwide Etiquette
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