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Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...
Miss Manners feels reasonably certain that if you execute that last part successfully, most people will acquiesce. If you ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I ...
Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...
GENTLE READER: The last time Miss Manners checked, tennis was played with a single ball, so let’s try and keep our eyes on ...
I pickled the vegetables, which were sourced from a farm stand. I baked the bread from wheat milled locally, and the bologna ...
"Is there a way to gently encourage the hospital staff to be less concerned with the status of the area that the patients are ...
The captain had indicated that she was going to play me, but then she didn’t. I’m not a bad player, so I am not sure why.
Every week, The Post runs a collection of letters of readers’ grievances — pointing out grammatical mistakes, missing ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to reciprocating family hospitality when boyfriend's ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a friend who won't stop with the 'cougar' jokes to ...
Miss Manners: Can I, as the host, abandon the rowdy drinkers? I’d rather be washing the dishes than listening to their muddled conversation ...