I get a bang out of advertisements for “Special Occasions.” Restaurants, wedding venues, florists, greeting cards – each market their goods to help us celebrate. We all have birthdays, anniversaries, ...

A parent wants to send out announcements for her daughter’s graduation ceremony, but wants to make it clear she’s not having ...

I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement, but I don’t know how to write it ...

Announcements are not invoices. The proper response to formal or informal announcements is to send congratulations, with ...

Announcements are not invoices. The proper response to formal or informal announcements is to send congratulations, with ...

Announcements are not invoices. The proper response to formal or informal announcements is to send congratulations, with ...

Announcements are not invoices. The proper response to formal or informal announcements is to send congratulations, with ...

I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement ... I’ve started meeting a friend for the cheap breakfast special once a week at a local diner.

GENTLE READER: It appears that Miss Manners is not the only one who finds it patronizing when strangers appropriate the ...