Dear Miss Manners: One of my in-laws will wait for a person to finish speaking, then say something on a completely different subject. No “hmmm,” “interesting” or any other noncommittal word to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are the three main subjects you should not discuss socially? GENTLE READER: Only three? You must be joking. The old rule was that politics, sex and religion should not be ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You must receive a lot of the same, or similar, questions. I’m just wondering: What are the most-asked ones? GENTLE READER: Well, they are not, as may be supposed, about which fork ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Sports? Please, no! Travel plans or trip reports? Yawn. Health concerns? Yech.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Sports? Please, no! Travel plans or trip reports? Yawn. Health concerns? Yech.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Asking Eric: What if people ask who that man at Dad’s funeral is? Miss Manners ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are the three main subjects you should not discuss socially? GENTLE READER: Only three? You must be joking. The old rule was that politics, sex and religion should not be ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Civility seems to be the issue of the day. Politicians talk about it, foundations support groups to study it and everyone grumbles about how mean and antagonistic everyone is. After ...

Dear Miss Manners: What are the two main subjects you should not discuss? Gentle Reader: There are three: politics, religion, and sex (including gender). If you think this restriction is outdated, you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Please provide a list of approved topics. GENTLE READER: Sure. Just as soon as ...