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offline 05 from vita contemplativa on 2006-12-12 09:04 [#02016418]
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ah, and btw:

"courteous" - 1275, from O.Fr. curteis "having courtly
bearing or manners," from curt "court" + -eis, from L.
-ensis. In feudal society, also denoting a man of good
education (hence the name Curtis). Medieval courts were
associated with good behavior and also beauty; e.g. Ger.
hübsch "beautiful," from M.H.G. hübesch "beautiful," orig.
"courteous, well-bred," from O.Franconian hofesch, from hof
"court."

(so exactly the same as "my" german "höflich"...
hof=court)

and

"polite" - 1263, from L. politus "refined, elegant," lit.
"polished," pp. of polire "to polish, to make smooth." Used
literally at first in Eng.; sense of "elegant, cultured" is
first recorded 1501, that of "behaving courteously" is
1762.

... anyway, both feature quite superficial connotations.

(hooray for LAZY_ETYMOLOGY

 

offline stefano_azevedo from Pindorama (Brazil) on 2006-12-27 13:58 [#02021747]
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bump for comparisons

 

offline OK on 2006-12-28 09:55 [#02022019]
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heh

 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2006-12-28 10:51 [#02022029]
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i hope you sort out your behavior.

 

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