common courtesy

common courtesy (countable and uncountable, plural common courtesies)

1. Synonym of common decency
   • 2011 August 16, “Let’s try five acts of courtesy a day”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎ (letter), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-02:

     There have been many worthy suggestions on how to fix our supposedly broken society. May I offer another that is cheap, available to all and unlikely to do harm? A campaign to promote and reinforce the levels of common courtesy and kindness with which we treat others.

   • 2023 March 31, Anthony Lane, “The Funny, Forward, and Bracingly Political "Joyland"”, in The New Yorker‎, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-29:

     The most beguiling detail in this modest work is the idea that responding to U.F.O.s, and to the aliens who pilot them, is a matter of common courtesy. As Loyd says to Maggie, "It would be rude not to acknowledge their presence."

• “common courtesy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.