DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to carry on a conversation on a cellphone while sitting in a public place, such as on public transit, in a waiting room or aircraft boarding area?

GENTLE READER: Can you do so in a normal conversational tone?

Miss Manners doubts it. But it’s not just you. For whatever reason, people tend to scream when they use their telephones in public, and that is rude.

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