Dear Eric: I am a 70-year-old woman. I am having difficulty knowing how to respond to store clerks who call me “honey” or “sweetie.” I am offended when they address me that way. It feels demeaning and ...
Wondering how you wish someone a happy Passover? Concerned about your tone? Passover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew, is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of Exodus, when the Israelites ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper greeting when being introduced to someone? It used to be “How do you do,” but is that outdated now? GENTLE READER: Apparently it is, because Miss Manners notices ...
The Jewish holiday of Passover is almost here, and you might be wondering how to greet Jewish friends, family, coworkers, or classmates during the holiday. Passover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew, is a Jewish ...
You probably ask many of the people you interact with every day the same question: “How are you?” Yet this phrase, once a genuine inquiry, has morphed into little more than a reflexive greeting we say ...
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today has a funny way of sneaking past the noise and landing somewhere tender. Yes, there are parades and pints and an impressive amount ...
A royal reporter shared some insight into why they switched up their hello Kate Middleton and Princess Anne were among the British royals to attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in ...
Meanwhile, Princess Anne passed on a kiss from Princess Kate due to her large hat Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage Kate Middleton greeted her father-in-law, King Charles, with ...
Andrew Gold and Aaron Albert launched Escargot to revive greeting cards for Gen Z and millennials. It raised $2.75 million for its app that uses AI to edit physical cards and send reminders. Read the ...
Your device does not support the audio. A greeting card is one of the few things people still mail even when they never mail anything else. Bills go paperless. Photos live on phones. Yet a folded ...
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus address in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 15, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters Pope Leo XIV today sent his greetings to all those who will ...
The Air Force is facing some backlash over new mandatory gate greetings. Altus Air Force Base personnel mocked gate guards over a scripted "Victory begins here!" greeting, an internal email shows. The ...