DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...
If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case it will drip only onto your own shoulders. But you would be excused for ...
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At the game, the president asked me what college I had attended, then gave me a condescending stare when I named the school.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Lately it has seemed that the phrases “We’re pregnant” and “They’re pregnant” have been subsumed into acceptable usage.
However, another group that arrived 20 minutes after the start time did include children, and they didn’t get any pizza: The ...
Shortening someone’s name can be a sign of familiarity. But with a new relationship, it can be overly so. Miss Manners ...
Was it right to leave and not be the last remaining guests, or would it have been better to stay until the new year was ...
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 ...
Dear Miss Manners: I grew up in an era where it was customary to enclose a personal check in a greeting card as a gift. This ...
For people, such an occasion might be a ladies’ spa day, where the husband would not be invited. In the case of flatware, the ...
GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...