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Miss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who enjoys hearing accents and names, explaining that genuine curiosity doesn't justify questions that may feel like othering to recipients.
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As of May 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedMiss Manners: Grilling someone on their accent is rude. Don't do it.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Miss Manners: My love of linguistics makes conversations feel like a minefield". The other frames it as "Miss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it".
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Left / center-leftMiss Manners: My love of linguistics makes conversations feel like a minefield
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CenterMiss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it
Oregonian · Center · News report
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Miss Manners: My love of linguistics makes conversations feel like a minefield
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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who enjoys hearing accents and names, explaining that genuine curiosity doesn't justify questions that ma...
