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		<title>Martin, Judith -- &#8220;Miss Manners,&#8221; syndicated column (2015-02-01)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rules that are arbitrary may be nonetheless crucial. Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rules that are arbitrary may be nonetheless crucial. Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.</p>
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<br><b>Judith Martin</b> (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]<br>&#8220;Miss Manners,&#8221; syndicated column (2015-02-01) 
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