Miss Manners: Was I the Grinch for not holding shopper’s place in a long line?

She felt the person BEHIND this shopper should be the one to hold her place. Miss Manners feels this trivial concern ...

Miss Manners: My twin teens don’t know how to answer “what gift do you want?”

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Miss Manners: A shopper asked me to hold her place in line. I said no

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in line at a busy cosmetics store. The line wasn’t moving very fast when the woman behind me asked ...

Miss Manners: Another shopper told everyone in earshot what a Grinch I was

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in line at a busy cosmetics store. The line wasn’t moving very fast when the woman behind me asked me to save her place: She said an employee had forgotten to give her ...

Miss Manners: My 16-year-old twins need help navigating birthday wishes

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a parent seeking advice for teenage twins learning ...

Miss Manners: How should 16-year-old twin girls respond when asked what they want for birthday?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way for my 16-year-old daughters, who are twins, to respond when a friend asks them, ...

Dear Miss Manners: Was I a grinch for being a line stickler?

Dear Miss Manners: I was in line at a busy cosmetics store. The line wasn’t moving very fast when the woman behind me asked ...

Miss Manners: Is it acceptable to hold someone’s place in line?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: ‘Grinch’ won’t hold customer’s place in line

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in line at a busy cosmetics store. The line wasn’t moving very fast when the woman behind me asked me to save her place: She said an employee had forgotten to give her ...

Miss Manners: I refused to let a woman jump back in line, now I’m the store Grinch

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a holiday shopper facing public shaming after ...
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Miss Manners: Proper etiquette for asking about birthday wish lists

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: It’s easy to make a line etiquette faux pas, especially around the holidays

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