DEAR MISS MANNERS: When writing a letter on stationery that has only one deckled or torn edge, should the straight edge or the torn edge be at the top of the letter?
GENTLE READER: If it is torn, don’t use it. Miss Manners is only guessing that it is intended as a sort of petticoat ruffle, which goes at the bottom.
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