Can you please pass the salt?” Instead, you address the person who is nearest to the salt and enquire: “Would you like the salt?”At this point, they’re meant to say: “No, I’ve had some, thank you so ...

Re Married to a Doomscroller: I am in the exact same situation, in that my wife does not appreciate the anger I feel about ...

Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who wonders if they should avoid eating in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

I have discovered that my husband’s small business has been sending out birthday/anniversary cards addressed to clients by ...

Eventually, the conversation becomes more animated than I can keep up with, as voices get a bit louder and arguments a little ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...

The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...

The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...