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Was I rude to push for the chair? Or was she rude to think a chair for her purse was more important than a chair for a person?

How can they look around a crowded room with people standing and think their purse or work bag is more deserving of a seat?

So far, I’ve held my good manners in front of me like a shield, but I wonder if there is a polite way to respond to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my novels received a prestigious award. Upon learning this from a mutual friend, an acquaintance approached me and said, “Congratulations, but what a shame this didn’t happen ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a 70-year-old novelist seeking advice after multiple people implied her award-winning success arrived too late in life to ...

Some assume the septuagenarian letter writer would’ve enjoyed winning a prestigious award more at a younger age.

Inside his office, I feel uncomfortable addressing him as anything other than “Dr. Smith,” so now I avoid calling him by any name.