In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin discusses proper etiquette when taking a phone call.
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin discusses proper etiquette when taking a phone call. You can send your questions to Miss Manners through her email, [email protected] MISS MANNERS: Fifteen minutes after arriving at an informal family get-together at someone’s home, a relative took a phone call. She stepped out of the room where everyone was gathered and could be heard down the hall talking for the next 45 minutes.
GENTLE READER: A short phone call from family at informal family gatherings is, Miss Manners supposes, acceptable. As long as it starts with, “Hi honey, I’m at Aunt Claudia’s house. Is it urgent? Otherwise, I’ll call you back” and ends quickly. But if the urgency turns out to be, say, what to name the new pet rabbit, the call should be postponed in favor of talking to those who are present.
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