Miss Manners: Don't they know that work email isn't private?

The article presents etiquette guidance from Miss Manners addressing common email issues. In responding to people who don't check their email accounts, she suggests directly asking for a better address. Regarding personal emails sent to company accounts, she highlights the importance of privacy and suggests expressing concern over workplace monitoring. Lastly, she advises families dealing with relatives who expect others to host parties to affirm the plan but not feel responsible for arranging it themselves.

"Oh! That’s the last email address you gave me. Is there a better one to use?"

"You don’t worry about your work having access to your personal emails? Maybe I’m paranoid, but I never put anything I wouldn’t want used against me in writing."

"Miss Manners suggests that you and the rest of the family practice saying, ‘That sounds lovely. What time should we be there?’"

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