Miss Manners: Is it rude to answer your phone when you’re spending time with someone?
A reader says they always let calls go to voicemail when with someone, while a friend says she briefly answers only to say she'll call back.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am with someone in person, I think it is rude to answer the phone (the message being that the caller is more important than our conversation). A friend claims that she only intends to pick up and say she will call them back.