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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Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

With no ushers or signage available for guidance, we selected option C as the most sensible. This apparently was incorrect, ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

Dear Miss Manners: After several decades of typing on keyboards, I have lost my ability to write nicely by hand. My solution ...

"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my late 70s and enjoy spending time with my adult children. My son-in-law drives a van, which is very hard for me to get into. I would prefer to take our car, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I bought a drink at a coffee shop that came to $4.22 with tax.I was presented with three tip options: $1, $2 or $3 — 25%, 50% or 75%, respectively. Since there weren’t any ...

Miss Manners, written by Judith Martin and her two perfect children, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Marin, has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. Send your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is graduating from high school, but she does not want a party. I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement, but I don’t know ...