A SENSE OF PROPRIETY

 

You just can't please some people.

Richard of RBB wanted to see proper posts so I wrote a post about 'proper' and said that more will follow. This didn't stop him complaining further though, writing a comment alongside a couple more from his illiterate alter egos:

The Old Girl has left on an airplane (not a jet plane) but I know when she'll be back again. This means that I've temporarily reclaimed the study.

As I'll still keep my laptop set up in the lounge for convenience of posting while watching television I thought that, to prevent any confusion, I'd alert the readers to posts that are written on the desktop Mac in the study. The more observant of you will have noticed an image in the top right corner - 'post + proper'. This will be shown for posts written in the study that are deemed to be proper. Got that? Good, let's proceed.

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Now, what to write?

I'll ignore any grammatical definitions of proper like proper nouns and such and leave that to the old pedantic ex-school teacher to concern himself with. He needs something to do now that he's semi-retired.

A 'semi'

I'll talk about propriety which as you should know, refers to the quality of being socially or morally acceptable. It encompasses proper behavior, etiquette, and adherence to social norms. Examples include behaving with modesty and decency, observing rules of polite social interaction, and ensuring actions are morally correct (from AI Overview on the web).

Social Acceptability:
Propriety often involves understanding and following unwritten social rules and expectations in a given situation. For instance, using appropriate language, dressing modestly, and refraining from disruptive behavior at a formal event are all examples of observing social propriety.

Moral Correctness:
Propriety also extends to ethical considerations and doing what is right and fair. This might involve avoiding actions that could be considered unethical, such as conflict of interest or exploiting others.

Sense of Propriety:
Some individuals are described as having a strong sense of propriety, meaning they are keenly aware of what is socially and morally appropriate and tend to adhere to it.

Examples in Sentences:
"She conducted herself with propriety at the wedding reception."

"The company questioned the propriety of the CEO's personal expenses."

"When visiting a friend's house, it's important to observe the proprieties of a home visit."

That's pretty nice really and it makes me think that Robert and the Christians ...

Robert and the Christians

... (not those guys), would be better off just practising propriety and leave out all that confusing and arcane nonsense about god, the Trinity etc. It would save them a lot of time and trouble and they'd have greater success in recruiting people to their cause without appearing to be naive and/or deranged.