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In a Digital World, Do Your Manners Need a Makeover?Henry Alford, author of Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners, offers his tips for restoring civility in the age of constant connectivity.
By Henry Alford
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Don't text at the movie theater......no matter how strong the urge to LOL. If you're perpetually rattled by the glowing phone screens of others texting during movies, do bring a tiny penlight to shine on them. It's more discreet than shushing but still delivers a wallop of social shame. From the September 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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