His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

What’s an appropriate token of gratitude for a stranger?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if client cards should include formal titles.

Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

I believe that the envelopes should be addressed using a title. I have been informed by my husband that omitting it is ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to thanking a stranger who loaned someone medical ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

GENTLE READER: “Thank you.” This is regardless of whether or not the comments are complimentary. For the ones that are not, ...

GENTLE READER: “Thank you.” This is regardless of whether or not the comments are complimentary. For the ones that are not, ...