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“And guest”: What does it mean?

June 12, 2013

Q: What does “and guest” mean when written on an invitation? Does it mean you may bring someone of your choice but you personally are invited to attend, or does it mean if you don’t bring a guest, you stay home? A: When you receive an invitation addressed to you “and guest,” it means you [...]

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Open Thread

June 12, 2013

Welcome to the Etiquette Daily This open thread is your space to use as you like. We invite you to discuss current and traditional etiquette. Feel free to ask questions of each other and the community moderators here.

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Hosting Headache: Unexpected costs

June 11, 2013

Q: We invited two of our very closest friends to join us at our beach house for an extended weekend. Each of the invited couples prepared a dinner (one on Saturday and one on Sunday). We provided the home, amenities, wine, etc. On the last day of our trip, we were asked to share in [...]

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Open Thread

June 11, 2013

Welcome to the Etiquette Daily This open thread is your space to use as you like. We invite you to discuss current and traditional etiquette. Feel free to ask questions of each other and the community moderators here.

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Group Gifts: Writing the thank-you note

June 10, 2013

Q: The people in my office recently held a baby shower for me after work. They gave me a collective gift. How do I write a thank-you note? A: It’s okay to write a collective note for a joint gift, especially when there have been many people involved – say, more than three. (If only [...]

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Open Thread

June 10, 2013

Welcome to the Etiquette Daily This open thread is your space to use as you like. We invite you to discuss current and traditional etiquette. Feel free to ask questions of each other and the community moderators here.

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Graduation – Begging for Gifts?

June 7, 2013

This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Every year at this time we get questions about graduation from [...]

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Open Thread

June 7, 2013

Welcome to the Etiquette Daily This open thread is your space to use as you like. We invite you to discuss current and traditional etiquette. Feel free to ask questions of each other and the community moderators here.

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Keep Summer Fun: Practice proper tech etiquette to help reconnect with friends and family

June 6, 2013

The Emily Post Institute has partnered with Bank of America to talk about all the ways good etiquette can work with new technology to improve relationships and help people reconnect this summer. June is here and the 4th of July is just around the corner. Summer is a great time to reconnect with the people [...]

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Pre-wedding Primping: Who pays for the hairstyles?

June 6, 2013

Q: I’m the matron of honor in my sister’s wedding in September. I am curious about the proper way to handle paying for bridesmaids’ hairstyles. The bride would like all of us to go to the salon the morning of the wedding, have champagne, and get our hair professionally styled. What is the etiquette for [...]

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