"And my brothers, sad to say, have not refined the art of polite discourse."

Alcoholic libations were flowing freely, and there was much laughter and polite discourse.

We want to respond to your questions or comments, but we expect conversations to follow the conventions of polite discourse.

At moments like this, Sam's intensity overwhelmed his civility, and the rules of polite discourse tended to escape him.

The forum is noted for requiring real names for posting to encourage both authenticity and polite discourse.

We encourage and would like to publish your comments, but we expect conversations to follow the conventions of polite discourse.

I sought for words but found none, unskilled as I was in polite discourse.

After a small amount of polite discourse, the two councilors left Khan's hospitality chamber and headed for the suite's main doors.

"Excuse me," Alex said again, words that were no longer polite discourse, but a plea for absolution.

The appeals panel wrote that the reference was "reflective of a general decline in the decorum level of even polite public discourse."