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Miss Manners: Is it rude to screen calls meant for my spouse?

A reader who sometimes answers unknown numbers says callers often reach him when they mean to call his wife and asks whether screening those calls is rude.

Published May 16, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am sufficiently old-school that I will sometimes answer a phone call from an unfamiliar number for which no caller ID is displayed, rather than letting it go to voicemail.