Judith Martin





Judith Martin

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born
in Washington, D.C., The United States
September 13, 1938

gender
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Judith Martin (née Perlman), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority.

Since 1978 she has written an advice column, which is distributed three times a week by United Features Syndicate and carried in more than 200 newspapers worldwide. In the column, she answers etiquette questions contributed by her readers and writes short essays on problems of manners, or clarifies the essential qualities of politeness.


Average rating: 4.06 · 1,554 ratings · 263 reviews · 42 distinct works · Similar authors
Miss Manners' Guide to Excr...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 1982 — 10 editions
Miss Manners' Guide for the...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions
Miss Manners' Guide to Rear...
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions
Miss Manners' Guide to a Su...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Miss Manners' Guide to Dome...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
Miss Manners' Basic Trainin...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1998
No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire...
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3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
Miss Manners Rescues Civili...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
Miss Manners on Painfully P...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions
Miss Manners' Basic Trainin...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1996
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“There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted.”
Judith Martin

“If you can't be kind, at least be vague.”
Judith Martin

“The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't have to pay taxes - naturally, no one wants to live any other way.”
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