Miss Manners: Do people say ‘how do you do?’ anymore when being introduced to someone?
A common answer is “Pleased to meet you.” Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered.
Miss Manners: The demise of “How do you do?” leaves me tongue-tied
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Miss Manners: What’s the new greeting now that ‘how do you do’ is out?
A common answer is “Pleased to meet you.” Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered. (It still is in England, where there was national sneering when Carole ...