Miss Manners: Is it impolite to knit in the presence of others?

Trains, coffeeshops and the homes of intimates who are similarly occupied seem to Miss Manners acceptable situations in which ...

Miss Manners: If it’s one person with a laptop, can I ask to share their table?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A genteel, proper tea at a traditional hotel requires one to sit demurely at a table too diminutive for ...

Miss Manners: Is it rude to ask someone alone with a laptop at a coffeeshop to share the table?

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Miss Manners: Is using fingers to eat pastry ‘not done’ at a traditional fancy tea service?

Alone among the three of us, I lifted pastry to lips using my fingers and held each successively smaller remainder until all ...

Miss Manners: Rabid knitter seeks permission to whip out their stash anywhere and everywhere

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Miss Manners: What’s the proper way to eat pastries at tea time?

My friends made their choices, placed pastries on plates and proceeded to dissect cream-filled puff pastries with fork and ...

Miss Manners: Knitting is mindless, but I worry it’s impolite in company

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when and where it's appropriate to break out the ...

Miss Manners: An etiquette question so fussy it can only be described as ‘historical food porn’

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Miss Manners: Is it OK to sit at the same table as someone working on laptop at coffee shop?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to sharing a table with a laptop user.

Asking Eric: She gave me a ridiculous excuse for how the rings got in her purse

Dear Eric: My sister and I have never been close. My sister, I’ll call her Lydia, has been a pathological liar from the time ...

Dear Abby: I’m a teacher at my fiancee’s teens’ school, and I worry about the repercussions

DEAR ABBY: I’m getting married soon and I am very excited. It is a true blessing. I love my fiancee very much, and I’m happy to spend the rest of my life with her.