The Doctrine of Conversation

doc·trine {dok-trin} noun
A body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject.

con·ver·sa·tion {kon-ver-sey-shuhn} noun
Informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by speech or the written word; communication between persons.
{A blog by nick welch}

We treat our beards as so much dirt that has to be removed daily from our persons, for no other reason than because it is the custom of the country; or, because… we strive to make ourselves prettier by assimilating our appearance to that of women.

—Charles Dickens, Household Words (1853)

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