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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
134
You
should
be
quite
as
anxious
to
talk
with
propriety
as
you
are
to
think,
work,
sing,
paint,
or
write,
according
to
the
most
correct
rules.
Always
select
words
calculated
to
convey
an
exact
impression
of
your
meaning.
Let
your
articulation
be
easy,
clear,
correct
in
accent,
and
suited
in
tone
and
emphasis
to
your
discourse.
Avoid
a
muttering,
mouthing,
stuttering,
droning,
guttural,
nasal,
or
lisping,
pronunciation.
Let
your
speech
be
neither
too
loud
nor
too
low;
but
adjusted
to
the
ear
of
your
companion.
Try
to
prevent
the
necessity
of
any
person
crying,
"What?
What?"
Avoid
a
loquacious
propensity;
you
should
never
occupy
more
than
your
share
of
the
time,
or
more
than
is
agreeable
to
others.
Beware
of
such
vulgar
interpolations
as
"You
know,"
"You
see,"
"I'll
tell
you
what."
Pay
a
strict
regard
to
the
rules
of
grammar,
even
in
private
conversation.
If
you
do
not
understand
these
rules,
learn
them,
whatever
be
your
age
or
station.
Though
you
should
always
speak
pleasantly,
do
not
mix
your
conversation
with
loud
bursts
of
laughter.
Never
indulge
in
uncommon
words,
or
in
Latin
and
French
phrases,
but
choose
the
best
understood
terms
to
express
your
meaning.
Above
all,
let
your
conversation
be
intellectual,
graceful,
chaste,
discreet,
edifying,
and
profitable.
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