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Miss Manners: Get those thank-you notes sent right away

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...

Miss Manners: I was invited to my boss’s house ... would it be considered ‘brown-nosing’ to bring flowers?

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Miss Manners: I don’t want people to send me thank-you notes for my gifts

If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation on their part to send me one. I got my reward already.

Miss Manners: Navigating the etiquette of a dinner party hosted by my chief executive

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Miss Manners: Is it okay to encourage someone to engage in an act of kindness?

GENTLE READER: It is awkward to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf. While your intentions ...

Miss Manners: I’m old-school, is it still proper to bring a host gift to my CEO?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gift is appropriate to bring to a CEO's ...
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Miss Manners: Why is everyone so obsessed with being thanked?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is a gift container part of the gift?

"I have always kept them, whether to use in my house or to hold gifts for other people. Should I be returning them?" ...

Miss Manners: Is this common courtesy, or have I crossed the line into brown-nosing?

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Miss Manners: Instead of seething over a perceived slight, why not politely seek clarity?

Miss Manners suggests that instead of silently seething, you send them a note asking when would be a convenient time for you ...

Miss Manners: I cooked a special New Year’s meal but Mom offered her leftovers instead

Rather than harbor anger, Miss Manners suggests that you might take this as gentle teasing. The next time you invite your ...