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		<title>Martin, Judith -- &#8220;Miss Manners,&#8221; syndicated column (2014-11-04)</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Part of the skill of saying no is to shut up afterward and not babble on, offering material for an argument.</p>
<br><b>Judith Martin</b> (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]<br>&#8220;Miss Manners,&#8221; syndicated column (2014-11-04) 
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