In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to tastefully arranging a Ph.D. and four other ...

My husband is immunocompromised, and so we are careful of germ exposure. We don’t want to touch this friend’s phone.

GENTLE READER: It is awkward to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf. While your intentions ...

Instead of seeing etiquette as a set of categorical rules, we should recognise that poor form can actually have good consequences Many people are out there labouring under the impression that lateness ...

GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...

During a round of toasts, a colleague was admonished -- in a good-natured way -- by co-workers, for raising her water glass.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I gave Christmas dinner to two separate neighbors on Christmas Day. It’s been a week, and they have not ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when neighbors keep your dishes after Christmas ...

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