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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a longtime friend who seems to consider herself very well-mannered. She writes her thank-you notes on cards and mails them, while I send my thank-yous by email.... more
2 days ago · DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifteen minutes after arriving at an informal family get-together at someone's home, a relative took a phone call. She stepped out of the room where everyone was gathered and could be heard down the hall talking for the next 45 minutes.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We live in a small beach community. Five years ago, we met a lovely couple who have a vacation home across the street. We are all semi-retired. They are both gourmet chefs and enter... more
3 days ago · Miss Manners: Social media death announcements feel impersonal. A letter writer told their husband’s family they should’ve notified him personally about the death of a close relative.
Sep 27, 2022 · DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work for a public university and my boss is the head of the division. When I was hired, my duties included supervising his executive assistant, but she was laid off in 2020. My title is not administration-related.
3 days ago · August 22, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. EDT. Dear Miss Manners: We live in a small beach community. Five years ago, we met a lovely couple who have a vacation home across the street. We are all semiretired ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Dear Miss Manners: I travel for business. There are places in your country where women address all men as “dear” or “sweetie,” and no amount of requesting to stop will break the cultural norm.