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Hamptons Rush: How Southern Sorority Girls Are Taking Over the East End
What's better than a table at the new East Hampton outpost of Swifty's? The summer's must-have nanny, imported directly from ...
Dear Miss Manners: How can I deal with uninvited guests?
That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...
Miss Manners: Is using a courtesy title in a friendly business correspondence unnecessarily formal?
His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...
Miss Manners: Is husband’s small business sending out uncouth greeting cards?
She's concerned with how the cards are addressed. Miss Manners is concerned with maintaining a business-like relationship.
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Miss Manners: Should names on envelopes be casual, or very proper?
I believe that the envelopes should be addressed using a title. I have been informed by my husband that omitting it is friendlier.
Miss Manners: Am I being fussy and old fashioned about how I send greeting cards?
GENTLE READER: “Mr. Joe Smith” would be Miss Manners’ preference. But then, she would also prefer not to receive birthday ...
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Miss Manners: Deliberately ignoring someone is a big insult
GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing relations. For that very reason, it is not something you should strain to see ...