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Meaning of 'politeness costs nothing'



 
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Meaning of 'politeness costs nothing' Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:02 am  Meaning of 'politeness costs nothing'		  
Test No. incompl/inter-14 "Popular Idioms (1)", question 9

Politeness costs ..........

(a) a lot
(b) a little
(c) much
(d) nothing

Test No. incompl/inter-14 "Popular Idioms (1)", answer 9

Politeness costs nothing.

Correct answer: (d) nothing
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Dear Torsten:
Can you explain me the meaning of this idiom? So simple but it is not easy to understand, thanks a lot.

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Kawaii
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Meaning of 'politeness costs nothing' Tue Jun 14, 2005 15:34 pm  Meaning of 'politeness costs nothing'		  
Hi Kawaii,

Politeness costs nothing means that any person can be polite and friendly without having to pay money for it. Wouldn't you agree with that?
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