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

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 ...

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

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.

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing relations. For that very reason, it is not something you should strain to see ...

Wimbledon's Royal Box is the most prestigious seat in the house, but even the most famous faces can be turned away if they ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our Paris trip was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions. We ...