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When should I use Mrs. or Ms. in emails?
When I am writing emails, I prefer to use either Mr., Mrs., or Ms. when addressing the recipient's name. When I am addressing a woman, I may not always know their marital status and don't know whether ...
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How can one handle an encounter with a beggar/homeless person? [closed]
I used to work in Downtown Orlando, which is notorious for its amount of people walking the streets no matter if it's day or night. I worked Downtown for about six months, and I started to notice the ...
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How can I notice if someone is speaking with sarcasm or irony?
I ask this question from a European country; consider your answers this way.
Some people are unable to differentiate serious talking, jokes, and irony or sarcasm. Specifically for the latter, as it's ...
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Should I ask about a colleague's obvious problem, even when I don't care much? [closed]
A colleague has returned to work after spending several months away to take care of her ill child. During this time, I took over some of her duties. She has returned and responsibilities have ...
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How to react to an excuse if it wasn't "Ok"? [duplicate]
I was walking down the street, when a rushing older man just barged into me.
He very politely excused himself for that. So I wanted to accept that excuse, but since he could have prevented it from my ...
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Joining an existing group of friends
Many times we try to blend in with some friend's friends. However, being accepted into that group of friends is not so simple, for a few reasons.
While hanging around that group does allow someone ...
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How can I get someone to say their first name without letting on that I've forgotten?
I often face the problem of forgetting the name of a person who I last met a while ago.
This can lead to an awkward situation when asking what their name is.
How can I elicit them to say their name, ...
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How to handle accidentally bumping into a drunk person while walking?
Yesterday when I left my office, I bumped into a drunk person while walking. I didn't notice him, since I was walking while checking my WhatsApp messages.
Then, since he was drunk, he started ...
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How to deal with avoiding someone I don't like
Currently, as part of my work, I come into proximity with a lot of people (via getting food, to being at some company-wide meeting, or just at a mutual work friend's party), some of whom I do not like ...
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