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(She) insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to reply, “No, thank you, I’m full.” ...
Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...
"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...
"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...
GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...
Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.
I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...
She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?