Sometimes,peoplesimplydonotrealizetheyarebeingillmannered.TakeTed,forexample.Heprideshimselfonspeakinghismind,andhassomethingtosayoneverything.Buthisfranknessisoftenextremelyembarrassing.Heisincapableofsaying,Ithoughtthatlastadvertisingcampaignhadalotofgoodideasinit,butperhapsnexttimewecouldgivethecopymorevitality.Instead,hewouldsay,“Thatcampaignwasadisaster.Achildofthreecouldhavedonebetter!”Thefactthatheisoftenrightdoesnothelp.Otheremployeesdislikehismannerevenmore,butheistooinsensitivetonotice.Anothercharacteramongthelistofill-manneredemployeesisSally,whoseemstoregardjustbeingatworkasaseverepunishment.Everythingisdoneunwillingly.Askinghertodoataskbeyondherbasicjobdescriptionisoftennotworththetrouble.Itwillbedone,butonlyhalf-heartedly.Fergusisjusttheopposite.Heshowsanover-familiaritytohisboss.Whenanimportantvisitorisshownintothemanager’soffice,Ferguscannottakethehintandleave.Insteadhewillattempttotakepartintheconversation,declaring,“Youcantalkinfrontofme.HenryandIdon’thavemanysecrets,dowe?”OvertheyearsFergushasfallenbehindhisformerequal.Butheseekstomaintainthesamecloserelationshipthatmaintainthesamecloserelationshipthatheimaginesexistedintheiryoungerdays.
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- The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas.
- Sometimes people use the shorten name Britain instead of Great Britain, to mean the same thing.
- Sometimes the parents should be blamed ______ the children. A: in terms of B: rather than C: instead D: than
- Forexample,O.J.Simpsonwasacquittedincrim...tortofwrongfuldeath.
- Forexample,O.J.Simpsonwasacquittedincriminalcourtofmurderbutlaterfound()forthetortofwrongfuldeath.