These are friends of mine, and I do want to entertain them, but I’m afraid I’ll be limiting them to barbecues in the future.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a new employee at a large company. How do I respond to nosy co-workers asking about where I previously worked? I want to be polite, but I feel my privacy is being invaded.

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Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it is considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?” ...

This volunteer then blocked my way and cornered me. She went on a yelling, screaming rant, saying that I hadn’t left my ...

She went on a yelling, screaming rant, saying that I hadn’t left my private room (which I paid $100/night for) clean enough ...

I know gender-neutral honorifics do exist in other languages, but English is sadly lacking. Even a typically polite and ...

I, like you, was raised to be polite. “Ma’am” and “sir” were my normal ways of addressing people. It has been difficult to ...