Plus: Apparently, widows are offended when I introduce them as widows.
: Should the bride and groom be shown the best man’s speech before the wedding? Or, if not them, someone else?Oh, right — he is the bridegroom’s best friend, so it is not hard to guess his notion of what should be said. Miss Manners supposes that that is the problem. Perhaps that should have been considered before he was assigned the role.
Which term do you think most women would prefer? In the case of a bereaved male, would the term “relicter” be appropriate? Thanks for any guidance you can offer.: Some guidance: Please stop annoying the bereaved by showing off your familiarity with defunct terms that identify them as leftovers.: I have been slowly slogging through grad school — one course a semester — and after four long years, I’m finally going to graduate.
How can I tactfully word the invitation so everyone knows I’m inviting them to dinner, not treating them to one? I don’t want anyone to be embarrassed due to assumptions or expectations.: Here is a lesson about the real world: If you cannot afford to do something, you cannot do it. Or you could just bubble over about how happy you are to be graduating and to have a great job working with people you admire. Then perhaps someone might think of toasting you.: Is there any way to politely back out of an invitation one has already accepted?
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