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Miss Manners: Identical twins contend with constant curiosity
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: My identical twin sister and I try very hard to pursue our own individuality, including dressing differently and having different hairstyles/colors.
Miss Manners: Dropping in unannounced, online
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: When one signs onto any form of instant messaging and notices via one's contact list that someone else is already online, who has the ultimate responsibility to take notice? The person signing on or the person already there?
Miss Manners: Mom reads scorn between lines of graduation note
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: As a young child, my daughter Lauren was best friends with another little girl, Heather, and my wife and I enjoyed her parents as well, so we all socialized often.
Miss Manners: Polite evasion required with election-day snoops
September 6, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: I live in a small town with acrimonious politics and try to stay out of things, for the most part succeeding.
Miss Manners: Studying abroad? Observe host family's routine
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: Next semester I will be abroad, living with a host family. There are some guidelines set up, like we cannot break things and must respect the curfew if our family sets one.
Miss Manners: 'Please don't Google me' is no way to divert attention
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: When one looks up my name on an Internet search engine, one can find lots of embarrassing information about me that I posted a few years ago when I was ignorant of the consequences of posting personal information online.
Miss Manners: When foreign friends grouse about U.S., try to dig deeper
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: My fiancee and I are fortunate to have a lovely group of friends with whom we socialize regularly. We all get along fabulously and more often than not have a rollicking good time.
Miss Manners: Balloons and rainbows belie the gravity of death
September 6, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: I have been thinking for some time about the "juvenilization" of death and the grieving process.
Miss Manners: Awkward job departures require verbal finesse
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: What is the best way to politely handle a co-worker who will be justifiably fired?
Miss Manners: ÃÂReally': You should try it
September 6, 2010Dear Miss Manners: I'm afraid I often encourage nimrods who are ranting (parroting) hate radio. I'm one of the few people in existence who actually listens when others talk. And when listening, one occasionally grunts "Uh huh" to show we're still there.
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