My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class.
Anton du BekeIt is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper.
Gail Carson Levine Ella EnchantedThere's no such thing as an unabridged dictionary.
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park