What do you say to a boor who has just made a boorish remark?
"Let the comment hang there for an extra second or two. Acknowledge that you heard them, stick up for yourself in a civilized fashion, and move the conversation on." — Margaret Shepherd, author of The Art of Civilized Conversation
"Nothing." — Nora Ephron, author of I Feel Bad About My Neck
O, The Oprah Magazine's Penny Wrenn on 14 (nice) ways to say "No!" at a restaurant.
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