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Not only is this more polite, Miss Manners assures you, but if you are truly an expert in any given field, waiting it out ...

Even if Miss Manners had inherited the crown jewels, she, like your grandmother, would never wear them during the day. But ...

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 ...

(She) called me to tell me she was diabetic and couldn’t eat them. I felt her phone call was rude and unnecessary.

Judith Martin’s Miss Manners column offers advice six times per week and has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. You can view all of her columns at ...

One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults in the form of gifts?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I hosted a longtime friend of mine for 10 days at our home. She had told me she enjoys ...

In today’s show-offy society, ... Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to an opera enthusiast's anxiety over what to wear. You can send your questions to Miss Manners through her email ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have twice invited a friend to parties after asking if the dates were open for her, and she accepted each time. About a week before each party, she said that she was going to ...

I feel it would be nice if Miss Manners would acknowledge that electronic thank-yous are as valid as handwritten in today’s communication environment. Any thank-you is better than no thank-you ...