Dear Miss Manners: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Just after Thanksgiving each year, my young nieces send out a letter to the extended family that contains their “Letter to Santa,” outlining the things they would like as gifts.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Just after Thanksgiving each year, my young nieces send out a letter to the extended family that contains their “Letter to Santa,” outlining the things they would like as gifts.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a teen-ager perplexed by an array of silverware or by the problem of what to do with a finger bowl? In his just-published book, Tiffany’s Table Manners for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school since we ...

Miss Manners: A new volunteer behaved unforgivably toward me. I want her fired Miss Manners: Why ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ aren’t appropriate anymore Miss Manners: My father cares more about his outfit than ...

Miss Manners: One rude woman is ruining my grandmother’s get-togethers Miss Manners: I want to shut down rude whispers about my husband’s criminal past Miss Manners: What should I say to a woman who ...

Miss Manners: They saved me from a killer tomato. What’s the appropriate response? Miss Manners: The woman in the store insulted me. I’m not happy about how I responded. Miss Manners: I claimed to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school since we ...

An etiquette program in Alexandria teaches children social skills. Students in first through fifth grade learn manners such as shaking hands and proper table settings. The course, taught by Carolyn ...