Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While at lunch at a casual restaurant, I noticed a woman joining a large group, who were all standing ...

Still, Miss Manners supposes she should be grateful that physical books are displayed in the home at all. This silly fad will ...

"Unless the bookshelf has no backing and can be flipped around, putting them in backwards is, indeed, dumb," Miss Manners ...

Dear Miss Manners: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the ...

I noticed a woman near me at a restaurant had returned from the restroom with her zipper down and underwear showing — but she ...

Still, Miss Manners supposes she should be grateful that physical books are displayed in the home at all. This silly fad will change back again — it did with vinyl records — as people start to realize ...

To explain further, let me tell you how I give gifts. I have a large family that is pretty far-flung. Some years I’m in touch ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Unfortunately, in all my etiquette books, there is no reference on the time interval between receiving a wedding/baby shower gift and sending a thank-you note. Is there a too ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother told me, long ago, why table knives are placed with the cutting edge towards the plate, but I have forgotten. Would you be so kind as to remind me, as my mother is no ...