Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

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]; ...

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

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

Miss Manners, aka Judith Martin, has long been known as the voice of authority on all things etiquette. While what seems normal in today's society may be very different from what it was just a few ...

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

Miss Manners: I want to tell these parents that their children are at risk ... Would you be able to guide me in a conversation that will end the professional care, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to ... The guide may have overstepped, but she may also, like a librarian, have been exercising reasonable custodial authority in shushing unruly guests.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding — presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding — presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return.