Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin
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Miss Manners: Was I wrong to ask what he knew about these people?
He implied I overreached in asking for information about potential club members.

Miss Manners: A friend invited me to visit, then listed his unusual rules
Apparently, I'm on my own for meals and I can't stay in the house.

Miss Manners: When she asked for the dessert menu, I felt like I’d been slapped
She doesn't think she did anything wrong by eating before our lunch.

Miss Manners: After their big lie, we’re expected to attend their wedding
I have no desire to celebrate the years of deception.

Miss Manners: The line-cutter attacked me after I called her out. Was I wrong?
I let her know the clerk was assisting me, and I got an earful.

Miss Manners: I’m tempted to lie when strangers ask me what I’m doing
'My plans? Oh, I have to flee the country this afternoon.'

Miss Manners: My friend’s mistake made my wedding more expensive
Now I'm annoyed at her, myself and these people I didn't intend to invite.

Miss Manners: They’re astonished by my reaction to funeral processions
I know I'm not the only one, but some of my friends don't understand.

Miss Manners: Is it tacky for an old woman to steal the bride’s spotlight?
My mother wants her birthday mentioned at the wedding, and I think it's a bad idea.

Miss Manners: How can we shut down abusive journalists?
Plus: Everybody in the class was horrified by his smell.