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  Sep 3

  Miss Manners: This restaurant incident was totally preventable

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were meeting another couple at a restaurant for dinner, and we arrived 15 minutes before our reservation time. The …

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  Sep 3

  Miss Manners: That was how I learned I wasn’t invited to the wedding

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning that everyone was asked to …

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  Sep 3

  Miss Manners: If this is her idea of having me to dinner, can I just say no?

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: My cousin invited me for dinner on a Sunday night and asked me to bring wine and a dessert. When I got there, she said it had been …

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  Aug 27

  Miss Manners: I’m not being snooty, I have to eat the special food

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I will be hosting a family gathering for our kids and grandkids. On top of having many people to feed, there are my …

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  Aug 27

  Miss Manners: Is it a mistake to react when a child insults me?

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m wondering how to address my 10-year-old granddaughter when she says things that are unkind to me. She has a habit of putting …

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  Aug 27

  Miss Manners: I asked him to ‘Dune 2,’ and his smart-alecky response stung

  The Mercury News - Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

  DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have never had a good memory, and now, in my 70s, my memory could be classified as poor. I just invited a friend to see “Dune 2” …