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A Little Style Can Go a Long Way
I just returned from Phoenix where I spoke at the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) Conference. I’ve never seen so many well-dressed women and men in one place! It was refreshing. Have we become a nation of slobs? These days, anything goes. Enjoy this CBS Sunday Morning video. Do you think “proper dressing” should [...]
Pregnant Pause
At her live event in New York, Prudence saw no reason why a woman should let her new co-workers know about her pregnancy before she begins working.
Today's column
... is online here. A sample (from my advice to an LW with a small but very human problem): Because you've hit it, J.S. You've described perfectly what it's like. I think a lot of folks are on that exact...
Manners During Support Chats
When I go to a site with a chat feature, I do not hesitate to use it to get my questions answered. Heck, that is what it is there for and I take advantage of it when a site is so into customer service that they offer me that level of service and opportunity to [...] Read the rest here... Manners During Support Chats
Chat Wednesday at noon!
Miss Conduct on etiquette -- May 15 at noon...
What’s Good for the Gander …
Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie’s Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)
This Holiday Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us
Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie’s Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)
Today's column
... is online here. It's a tribute to my mother, and the many things I've learned from her, including... Keep 'em guessing: My mother is a sweet little widow who goes to church every Sunday. She's also one of...
BCc: = Being Consciously Calculating
Blind “Carbon Copy” comes from the days, way back when, where you would copy someone on a typed letter without the original recipient(s) knowing these other folks got a copy of the correspondence that was only addressed to them. Today “carbon” is changed to “courtesy” because no one uses carbon paper any more. I refer [...]Show More Summary
Hell in a Handbasket? Ford Hall Forum Thursday
I'll be moderating a Ford Hall Forum on "The Decline of Taboos" tomorrow night at the C. Walsh Theatre in Beacon Hill. The event is free and open to the public. From the website: Not long ago, we lived in...
Today's column
... is online here. In Which Miss Conduct Suspect a Couple May Have an Incompatibility: Is he the logical, task-oriented sort while you tend to be more socially motivated? A lifetime of experience has taught me that such mismatched relationships...
Friday(ish) roundup: Performance, Anxiety Edition
In February, in dear-God-we-were-so-young-then February, I dared to write that 2013 was shaping up to be a mad, immoderate, lurchy year. Obviously, I wasn't to know the half of it. Can I blame the crazy end-times feeling of the year...
The Casual Sexist
At her live event in New York, Prudence responded to a question from a woman in the audience who works in an all-male workplace.
What do I mean?
My Madelyn woke up this morning and stated that snow hated her and that it was meant for January, not MAY! She very emphatically stated that she was ready for Summer; she's not alone in that sentiment. Like one of my followers (and friends) said this morning, "It's may, time for @thepinkteapot to blog..." I appreciate being missed. Show More Summary
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Miss Conduct on etiquette -- May 1 at noon...
Not-So-Smooth Operator
Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie’s Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)
Dancing Around the Truth
Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie’s Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)
Prom Etiquette
Proms are not just for teenagers. Brian and I recently attended the 2013 Pooch Prom with our pups, Abigail and Cooper, at Downtown at the Gardens last weekend. Dogs and their owners were dressed to the nines to raise awareness for the Drug Abuse Treatment Association (DATA). Various contests were held throughout the evening and [...]
Today's column
... is online here. It's about bullies (the grownup, "I was just kidding" variety). A sample: People seem to think that this is a social juncture where having a witty comeback would do them no end of good. Perhaps it...
Friday(ish) roundup: That Was the Week That Was Edition
I went through this week in something of a daze, still not sure that the events of the week before really happened. Did you? Something about the weird containment of the events within the week itself--from the bombing Monday afternoon...
