Table manners, to some, can be a class signifier ... The way you hold your utensils can matter, but mostly for practicality. Ever sat down at a table to find way more forks than you know what to do ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do ...

When called “Bob,” I often feign surprise and say, “Oh! Do I know you personally?” When they say no, I reply, “When you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I appreciate being called “Mr. Smith” instead of just “Bob,” but it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

GENTLE READER: Certainly that is how Miss Manners prefers to be addressed by company employees. But these days, she feels ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

GENTLE READER: Certainly that is how Miss Manners prefers to be addressed by company employees. But these days, she feels ...

GENTLE READER: Certainly that is how Miss Manners prefers to be addressed by company employees. But these days, she feels ...

The Blank Space singer could be heard correcting a security guard in a viral clip at Travis Kelce's football game.