Miss Manners: I dropped lettuce on our first date and still wonder what to do

GENTLE READER: Ideally, there would be an unobserved moment when you could snag it back onto your plate with a fork or napkin ...

Miss Manners: How do I honor my mother’s many titles on a nameplate gift?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to tastefully arranging a Ph.D. and four other ...
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Modern dining etiquette: What still matters and what doesn't

Dining etiquette has always reflected more than table manners. It signals respect, awareness of others, and an understanding ...

Miss Manners: Why is everyone so obsessed with being thanked?

It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the whole idea of giving a ...
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Miss Manners: Why are table knives placed with the cutting edge toward the plate?

GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

Miss Manners: Why we turn knives inward

GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

Miss Manners: Help me remember the logic behind this table-setting etiquette

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...

Miss Manners: Why all the hubbub over thank you notes? Reader shares their view on giving gifts

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...