DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad. The food was fine, the apartment lovely. We have sent them a thank-you note.

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I would like to invite a couple we sometimes dine out with over for dinner. Can we issue the invitation from 5:30 ... GENTLE READER: So you were being literal when you said your husband goes ...

Dear Miss Manners: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad. The food was fine, the apartment lovely. We have sent them a thank-you note.