Miss Manners: Am I being bulled for the plumber’s candy crush time?
Miss Manners entirely agrees with you that an honest person does not bill for time that is not spent working. Nor does she ...
Miss Manners: Where should I draw the line on asking for money from my houseguests?
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
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Miss Manners: I felt like stealing her groceries when she broke the self-checkout rule
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who start scanning their items at grocery store self-checkouts and sending them down the belt before one has finished bagging one’s own items?
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Miss Manners: I couldn‘t help but notice a young woman’s underwear
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was picking up food at a restaurant when a young lady approached the counter to retrieve her order. She was wearing a lovely white dress. Unfortunately, her bright ...
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Miss Manners: How to address patients with titles in health care
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in health care and frequently call patients regarding their appointments. I use their first names if we are already acquainted, and Mr./Mrs. for people I am not familiar ...
Lawrence Journal-World20d
Phillip E. Manners
Services for Phillip E. Manners, 49, Lawrence, will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Unity Church in Lawrence. He was cremated.Mr. Manners died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, in ...
The Washington Post29d
Miss Manners: Daughter won’t agree to open bar at her wedding
The daughter wants to transition to a cash bar instead. Dear Miss Manners: Our daughter is getting married in about six months. My husband and I told her that we would help out financially ...
The Washington Post24d
Miss Manners: Are we supposed to be tipping everyone who provides a service?
Dear Miss Manners: I’ve always tipped restaurant servers, hairdressers, pizza delivery drivers and manicurists, of course, understanding that most of these positions do not pay very well and the ...
NJ.com24d
Miss Manners: Friend accepts invitations, then bails
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have twice invited a friend to parties after asking if the dates were open for her, and she accepted each time. About a week before each party, she said that she was going to ...
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Best of Miss Manners: My mother-in-law has a peculiar habit that has me stumped
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law and I have a good relationship -- fairly uncomplicated, if a bit surface-level. I’ve been married to her son for 11 years, and he and I have been able to ...
Mr Alzarri Joseph’s unseemly stutter and high expectations
A follow-up T20 series begins today, with the West Indies welcoming the return of a number of stars including Messrs Nicholas ...
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Miss Manners: Where should I draw the line on asking for money from my houseguests?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home in one of the highest-cost resort areas of the country — a purchase that strains me financially, but is well worth it. While I love my ...