GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

"Nine-year-olds are old enough to understand, but young enough to move on if they realize the point is settled." ...

It seems, however, that NO ONE does this. (They) stand there blocking the door ... as if there is no solution to the ...

Is it polite to inquire ahead what she would like to drink? I don’t want to imply that I think she has to have alcohol ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if wearing a hat to cover baldness is appropriate ...

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I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with undergrads.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and ...

GENTLE READER: It would indeed be easier if people stepped off the bus, but Miss Manners fears that no one is going to ...