DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, the old etiquette has been forgotten and new manners have been invented by ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, ...

You might still influence your grandchildren, however. Generally speaking, making a bad impression is a more frequent concern among teenagers than adults. It just never occurs to them that a bad ...

When I ask for a table, the response is usually, “Are you waiting for someone?” Then I'm offered a seat at the bar, or a ...

My colleague’s email solicitation “suggests” the amount to be contributed and asks that contributions not be made anonymously ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader asking how they should handle rude ...

While I have many friends, I enjoy traveling and dining by myself on occasion. When I ask for a table for one, the response ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every year for our birthdays, my husband and I receive a gift from a business associate. Previously, it was a small package of gourmet cookies. This past year, we each received very ...

Dear Miss Manners: After asking my dinner guests not to bring any dishes, some still do. My question is what do do when Person A shows up with a dish, and Person B — lovely, lovely Person B, who was ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to an elderly couple with expensive dental work ...

Is it polite to use your knife for this purpose? Peas, for instance, are hard to eat with just a fork or spoon.

The writer is concerned about their daughter’s manner of pushing food onto her fork with her finger and inquires about the polite use of utensils.