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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Lately it has seemed that the phrases “We’re pregnant” and “They’re pregnant” have been subsumed into acceptable usage.

If I open my umbrella, then the rain that hits it falls onto the people next to me, most of whom do not have umbrellas.

I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

GENTLE READER: While she agrees that neither pretending not to hear nor running and hiding are good solutions, Miss Manners ...

On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd — at the ballpark, for example, or waiting for the light to change on ...

If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...

A letter writer is wondering if it’s selfish to use their umbrella in public places when others around them don’t have one to ...

Dear Abby: Grandparents should express happiness for teen who is able to authentically express who he is Today’s daily horoscope for Dec. 30, 2024 Dear Abby: Thanksgiving was a disaster and I no ...

Of course you can retire yourself from the whole effort. Miss Manners would consider the need to save money and/or energy ...

GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 21 years old, and I have worked in assorted venues of customer service since I was 17. I am currently employed at a bank, and frequently a customer will ask a question to ...