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Amanda Gorman honors Alex Pretti in poem following his death by federal officers

*Amanda Gorman has paid tribute to Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Sharing a poem titled “For Alex Jeffrey Pretti” on ...
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Amanda Gorman honors Alex Pretti in poem condemning ICE violence

The poem arrives amid widespread outrage over Pretti’s death and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement, particularly as questions mount around accountability and use of force.

Miss Manners: Is this the secret reason people find ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’ offensive these days?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...
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Miss Manners: We need a new polite, gender-neutral term for addressing people

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...

Miss Manners: I wish English had a gender-neutral way to be polite

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Miss Manners: Why doesn’t the English language have a universal, gender-neutral honorific?

Even a typically polite and well-mannered individual such as myself may choose to forgo the use of “ma’am” and “sir.” ...

Miss Manners: I was raised to say ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ but had to change my ways

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gender-neutral honorific can replace sir or ...