That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

You can always repeat a greeting to make sure the person heard, but Miss Manners cautions that with more casual acquaintances ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often have ...

GENTLE READER: “Mr. Joe Smith” would be Miss Manners’ preference. But then, she would also prefer not to receive birthday ...

I believe that the envelopes should be addressed using a title. I have been informed by my husband that omitting it is friendlier.

One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...

Ours is not an age obsessed with social etiquette. Yet we still seek to understand the correct forms, even if they seem antiquated.

Miss Manners herself once managed one carry-on bag to the Wagner festival at Bayreuth — encompassing 10 formal evenings — with one evening dress and a different look every night.