Civilized life begins with a boiled egg sitting upright in an egg cup. - Judith Martin

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Civilized life begins with a boiled egg sitting upright in an egg cup.

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About Judith Martin

Judith Martin (September 13, 1938 - ) American advice columnist (under the pseudonym "Miss Manners")

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Alternative Names: Miss Manners
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Miss Manners remembers who should be introduced to whom, but then she also remembers the difference between “who” and “whom.” The formula is simple: One introduces inferiors to their superiors. Thus, gentlemen are introduced to ladies, young people to old, unranked ones to those of exalted stature and your own relatives to everyone else.

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