Miss Manners: University president was a condescending snob
A letter writer was invited to attend a college football game at a VIP box where the university’s president kept making ...
Miss Manners: Snobbery is a bad look for university president
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited by a friend who works in our state’s governor’s office to attend a college football game in ...
Miss Manners: How should I have replied to a bigwig’s condescending comment?
The guest at a college football game was insulted by a bigwig’s snobby comments; a reader is annoyed when she’s served a ...
The Spokesman-Review10d
Miss Manners: Sick guest asked to stay home – does not take it well
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had invited a group of friends and family to my home for Christmas dinner and a celebration: six adults and two young children. The problem was with one guest, who had been ...
Miss Manners: What do I say to someone who won’t use my nickname?
Shortening someone’s name can be a sign of familiarity. But with a new relationship, it can be overly so. Miss Manners ...
Miss Manners: Here comes the bride, all dressed in ... whatever she wants
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a wedding guest curious about whether wedding ...
Miss Manners: Given her history, is the bride allowed to wear white?
GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...
The Washington Post15d
Miss Manners: I’m kind to my mom-in-law. Why does my husband ignore my mom?
Dear Miss Manners: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...