As to your third question, Miss Manners is admittedly not sure which clothes you refer to: She assumes we are talking about ...

GENTLE READER: Unforgivably? As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...

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

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The unfortunate requirement of saying “Hey!” to get the attention of a certain nonhuman helper has led to the widespread ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I have to host my in-laws for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? We all rotate who hosts, and it is ...

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

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