English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Manner: behaviour and body language
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Manners
Courtesy is still important nowadays. 
[politeness and respect]
The teacher said her students were always very 
courteous. 
[polite and respectful]
She addressed the customer in a very 
discourteous manner. 
[impolite and lacking respect]
I hope I didn’t appear 
offhand
 
with
 
her – it’s just that I was in such a hurry. 
[showing a rude lack of 
interest in others]
The boy had an 
insolent expression on his face which irritated me. 
[rude and not showing respect
(much stronger than discourteous)]
What’s the 
etiquette at a traditional Chinese wedding? Do you know? I’ve had an invitation to one. 
[set of rules or customs for accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social situations]
Here, have a seat. Relax – there’s no need to 
stand on ceremony. 
[behave in a formal way]
My elderly uncle and aunt are both rather 
straitlaced.
[having old-fashioned and fixed morals]
Asking for more food at a formal dinner party is just not 
the done thing. 
[what you are expected to do in 
a social situation]
When taking part in online discussions, always follow 
netiquette and keep your comments brief. 
[code of behaviour when using the internet]
Language
 
help
Manners
, meaning the way we behave with one another socially, is plural, e.g. 
We need to employ 
staff with 
good manners
 
(NOT good manner). 
Manner
(singular) is a more formal alternative to 
‘way (of doing something)’, e.g. 
He greeted everyone in a friendly