In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether someone should mix or sip a layered ...
GENTLE READER: Sip each layer, knowing that with each subsequent sip, the layers will start to blend. That is part of the ...
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A reader hates non-apologies, but thinks maybe it’s appropriate for her friend who missed a long-arranged charter bus ...
GENTLE READER: When a customer gives a scathing account of poor service on retail websites, Miss Manners has noticed, the better companies politely explain the full context of the situation, while ...
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No Apology Necessary -- Just an Explanation

I’ ve encountered a lot of fuss about the pervasiveness of the nonapology: e.g.,“ I’ m sorry you’ re so sensitive” or“ I’ m sorry you feel that way.”. But what is one to say to acknowledge another’ s ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve encountered a lot of fuss about the pervasiveness of the nonapology: e.g., “I’m sorry you’re so ...
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Remaining silent is not an option, but I am not sorry for any of my actions and want to reiterate that strongly. What can be ...
Wondering what the most expensive properties sold in Rhode Island were? Who bought that house down the street? Or what's ...