Etiquette

Dear Mary: how can I unmask anonymous marathon sponsors?

6 April 2024 9:00 am

Q. My son-in-law is running the Paris marathon to raise money for cystic fibrosis research and has sent out a…

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23 September 2023 9:00 am

Q. Scrolling through my WhatsApp contacts, I have found a name I don’t recognise but when I click on the…

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9 September 2023 9:00 am

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2 September 2023 9:00 am

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26 August 2023 9:00 am

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12 August 2023 9:00 am

Q. I have a public profile and have always looked after my personal presentation, but my identical twin has never…

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29 July 2023 9:00 am

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22 July 2023 9:00 am

Q. I have got myself in a pickle. My boss was given a bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal by a…

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15 July 2023 9:00 am

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24 June 2023 9:00 am

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20 May 2023 9:00 am

Dear Mary: Your problems solved

29 October 2022 9:00 am

Q. I have a hatred of paper napkins – eating outside, they blow away; inside, people drop them on the…

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22 October 2022 9:00 am

Q. My brother, who lives in southern France, uses unsavoury words to gain my attention, such as ‘infernal swine’, ‘schweinhund’…

Dear Mary: Your problems solved

8 October 2022 9:00 am

Q. As a novice user of Instagram I was flattered at how quickly I gathered followers – 200 already. Many…

Dear Mary: Your problems solved

1 October 2022 9:00 am

Q. I shall be spending more time in the company of newer acquaintances in the West Country and would appreciate…