Like most of us, I think, I learned my table manners from my family rather ... Like most of these etiquette guidelines, the reasoning is simply to avoid making a spectacle of your basic human ...

While the hat issue isn’t a big deal anymore, failing to respond to an invite is not just a breach of good etiquette but a ...

Our first president recognized the importance of civility at an early age. The colonies were still operating within the European hierarchy of social order, but young Washington knew the importance of ...

As to your third question, Miss Manners is admittedly not sure which clothes you refer to: She assumes we are talking about ...

GENTLE READER: Unforgivably? As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to ...

Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I appreciate being called “Mr. Smith” instead of just “Bob,” but it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do ...

Dear Miss Manners: How should I address ChatGPT? I deal with this creation every day. It responds to my questions and requests in a friendly, chatty manner. Its responses seem almost human.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have a great relationship with our ex-son-in-law. He is coming to visit us with his girlfriend, whom we have met via video chat; we like her, too. How do we ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Am I the one who is in the wrong here? When I invited friends to dinner recently, I was shamed and criticized about what I was serving. One of my friends invited another guest ...