![]() What would be a polite response when a friend criticizes my choice of words? I don't mind if other people observe such rules, but I don't appreciate being told that I shouldn't have used a term that the listener found objectionable, especially when there is no one present who would have taken my remark personally. (I'm not referring to racial or ethnic slurs, which were never neutral.) I've read that terms I should no longer use include previously neutral terms such as "depressing," "battle," "minefield," "the poor," "the disabled" and also "field," as in academic fieldwork. Occasionally, in the course of a conversation, a friend advises me that my use of a word or phrase was unacceptable. (Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, to her email, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.) View CommentsÄEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm a politically liberal person with like-minded friends. The only rule is that the form of the thanks not be such as to be mistaken for something else. GENTLE READER: Thanking any professional for work done is gracious and, almost always, appreciated. If it had been any other kind of professional, I wouldn't have any second thoughts about it, but because it is a therapist, I am hesitant. ![]() I have considered sending him a thank-you card to express my appreciation, but am not sure if that would be awkward. ![]() (There are no romantic feelings I am very happily married.) I think of him often, with appreciation for all the help. He was an awesome therapist and gave me some great tools to cope with things and live life (mostly) normally. My workplace referred me to a psychologist, and I spent a year working closely with him before I was well enough to do without the therapy. DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few years ago, I went through a very bad time with PTSD.
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