When dinner guests ask me what they can bring, I tell them something specific: “Oh, I would love some pink peonies.

A host wonders if it’s appropriate to request specific items from guests who ask what they can bring to a dinner party.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether a host shouldn't dictate what dinner guests should bring.

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