Meaning of common courtesy | Babel Free

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Synonym of common decency.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“There have been many worthy suggestions on how to fix our supposedly broken society. May I offer another that is cheap, available to all and unlikely to do harm? A campaign to promote and reinforce the levels of common courtesy and kindness with which we treat others.”

“The most beguiling detail in this modest work is the idea that responding to U.F.O.s, and to the aliens who pilot them, is a matter of common courtesy. As Loyd says to Maggie, "It would be rude not to acknowledge their presence."”

CEFR level