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"Excuse me. Let me get something straight with you first here. I've seen you interrupt everyone. When you come to someone's house, you respect their rules.

In that case, you may say, “Excuse me,” with Miss Manners’s blessing. Note that tone is important, too. A haughty “Well, exCUSE Me!” is always rude.

In that case, you may say, “Excuse me,” with Miss Manners’s blessing. Note that tone is important, too. A haughty “Well, exCUSE Me!” is always rude.

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

Dear Miss Manners: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using “Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude ...

In that case, you may say, “Excuse me,” with Miss Manners’s blessing. Note that tone is important, too. A haughty “Well, exCUSE Me!” is always rude.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers guidance on when to wait patiently versus when to interrupt someone is acceptable in public spaces.