Remember Your P’s and Q’s Elbows off the table, cover your mouth when you cough, yes ma’am, no sir, please and thank you are all phrases heard at some point in life. Parents teach their children phrases such as these as an attempt to mold them into mannered adults. It is a characteristic called politeness that makes people more accepted and favorable in society today. Being polite does not come overnight; it …showed first 75 words of 608 total…

…showed last 75 words of 608 total…are often impolite without realizing it. Being polite is a trait that has to be developed through a learning process. It takes both time and experience. In having politeness, social acceptability follows. When guest are pleasurable and well-mannered company, the hosts are going to want them around more than if they are rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. So remember your P’s and Q’s, and don’t talk with your mouth full! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**