DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son and his family live four hours away and visit often with our two grandchildren. One rule I have is ...

How do I talk about my preferences for the art I consume without demeaning others’ tastes or seeming like a snob?

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As a lifelong opera lover, Miss Manners believes that if you can sit through a cartoon or two in exchange for introducing ...

As a lifelong opera lover, Miss Manners believes that if you can sit through a cartoon or two in exchange for introducing ...

GENTLE READER: Friendship requires reciprocity, so if you are unwilling to listen, at least occasionally, to them talking about the entertainments they enjoy, you will either have to limit your ...

How do I talk about my preferences for the art I consume without demeaning others’ tastes or seeming like a snob? For example, many of my friends enjoy superhero movies and cartoons. As a lifelong ...

GENTLE READER: Friendship requires reciprocity, so if you are unwilling to listen, at least occasionally, to them talking ...

Letter writer wants to talk about movies without offending friends with different tastes. Dear Miss Manners: How do I talk about my preferences for the art I consume without demeaning others’ tastes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are some polite, humble alternatives to “I may be wrong, but ...”? I find myself increasingly defaulting to this phrase when, as far as I can tell, I’m not wrong.