Miss manners | october 9th, 2024 | letter 1 of 2.

I abhor being asked what i do for work, as i find it the laziest way to glean anything about my being.

I always try to be respectful of clerks, waitstaff, checkout workers at stores, etc.

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This thanksgiving, i’m having a couple of friends over — the same ones i had over last thanksgiving.

I thank them and address them as miss, ma'am, .

I am happy with what i do, the.

However, this year i’m inviting a third,.

I’m lucky enough to work at a place where everyone generally gets along very well.

We have one newer person who is nice, but has one.

By judith martin, nicholas ivor martin and jacobina martin.

I’m lucky enough to work at a place where everyone generally gets along very well.

We have one newer person who is nice, but has one.

By judith martin, nicholas ivor martin and jacobina martin.

When responding to personal compliments, a simple “thank you,” or “how kind of you to say so,” seems obviously appropriate.

During a meal, when someone wants to speak.

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