Miss Manners: Is it rude to have cell phone conversations in public?

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?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com ; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com ; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)

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