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Miss Manners: E-cards still can’t replace handwritten notes Letter writer has lost the ability to write nicely by hand and wonders if electronic thank-you cards suffice.
I feel it would be nice if Miss Manners would acknowledge that electronic thank-yous are as valid as handwritten in today’s communication environment. Any thank-you is better than no thank-you ...
Advice Miss Manners: Minister must learn how to juggle post-service parishioner conversations Published: Jun. 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other ...
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a friend who won't stop with the 'cougar' jokes to ...
Boyfriend’s dad “is adamant that he will not come over” until couple gets rid of their pet snakes. Dear Miss Manners: My ...
Dear Miss Manners: About a year ago, I met the man of my dreams, and he and I are planning a future together. I have a ...
Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the delicate situation when well-intentioned ...
GENTLE READER: While it is kind of you not to want to embarrass him, he is not showing you the same respect. Miss Manners ...
(She) called me to tell me she was diabetic and couldn’t eat them. I felt her phone call was rude and unnecessary.