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The aim of this paper is to search and suggest the practical usage device on politeness of English and Korean. Politeness is a kind of activity for good manners and it makes our society friendly and live. If someone talks with each other through politeness, their speakings are friendly and good communication activities. When they communicate with each other through politeness, a kind of good manners, they can understand each other well and easily. We have a concept of politeness although it is conscious or unconscious thought. English and Korean have some practical usage devices about politeness. First, it is a cultural difference between Korea and America. America is a linear social structure and Korea is a hierarchical social structure. Second, we can say it at the speaker’s and hearer’s consciousness structure. So, we have to use language with a conscious or nonconscious politeness. Third, we are able to find it at the difference of educational levels. People of higher educational levels use good manners through politeness when they talk, however, people of lower educational levels talk with slangs and use bad manners through non-politeness when they talk. Fourth, we can say it at our living habits. In general, people using politeness are diligent, kind, kindhearted and friendly. But people not using politeness are lazy, non-conceptual, wasteful, unkind. Fifth, we can find and say it at the difference from family members. Large family members are kind, kindhearted and talk with good manners but, generally, nuclear family members are less kind, kindhearted, friendly, diligent than large family members. In conclusion, when we talk about the difference of politeness and practical usage device on politeness of English and Korean, Korean is more polite language than English language. Politeness is very important manner, so we have to keep on using politeness through good ways when we talk to each other.