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Since 1978, Judith Martin's Miss Manners column—carried in more than 200 newspapers and digital outlets—has chronicled the rise and fall of American manners.
But you are mistaken in thinking that "excuse me" is, in this case, an admission of fault on your part. If you say it in an authoritative voice, "Excuse me!" sounds like a command, and should prompt your colleagues to murmur the apologetic version of the phrase. View Comments.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our local movie theater offers free refills of popcorn and drinks. My family members insist on getting these refills after every movie to take home with them.... more. UExpress has Judith Martin's Miss Manners column archives dating back to 2001.
Miss Manners | November 15th, 2022 | Letter 1 of 3. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work as a substitute teacher for an excellent local school system. I enjoy the assignments, for the most part, and like knowing that I'm contributing to public education. Schools can't function without substitutes.
Taking Phone Calls During Family Events. DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifteen minutes after arriving at an informal family get-together at someone’s home, a relative took a phone call. She stepped out of the room where everyone was gathered and could be heard down the hall talking for the next 45 minutes.
Miss Manners' suggestion is much more effective -- and fun -- than being petulant: "You must not have gotten my text from last week, because I haven't heard back. We would love to have you and the kids over for dinner on Saturday."
Miss Manners is referring to the possible outcome of a colonoscopy, which she would think scary enough. Perhaps the hijinks were intended to distract patients from worry. Personally, she would prefer the medical worry.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How would you advise “managing” dinner table conversations? At a table for eight to 10, I’ve found three to four conversations going on simultaneously, with cross talk creating a wall of sound.
Miss Manners has sympathy for the rampant abuse of hosts when it comes to inviting extra people and dictating menus. But she does not cancel dinners over them -- and not for legitimate excuses such as bringing an established partner and asking to accommodate his post-hospitalization diet.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family arrangement has been to go to a relative's home almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas over the past 10 years or more. The hostess never attempts to accommodate my gluten and lactose intolerances, which she is aware of.