Not only is this more polite, Miss Manners assures you, but if you are truly an expert in any given field, waiting it out ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to reciprocating family hospitality when boyfriend's ...

Dear Miss Manners: About a year ago, I met the man of my dreams, and he and I are planning a future together. I have a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often hear someone say something along the lines of, “We politely ask that you refrain from ...” or “We ...

GENTLE READER: The correct form is, “We respectfully ask (or decline),” which Miss Manners would normally agree is silly, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I prepared some hand-dipped chocolate goodies and delivered them to a couple of ladies in my neighborhood.

Miss Manners says this to encourage you to pay greater attention to your parents’ plans in the future, in case you missed an ...

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...

Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. Readers send Miss Manners not only their table ...