In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to tastefully arranging a Ph.D. and four other ...

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

He's dressed for dinner, but not for etiquette. The fork is just for show—mouth still wins.

GENTLE READER: You can use the title “Dr.” and put the others below -- but please assure Miss Manners that this is intended ...

It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the whole idea of giving a ...

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

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

(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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of ours constantly passes his cellphone around our dinner table to share photos. My husband is immunocompromised, and so we are careful of germ exposure. We don’t want to ...

DEAR ANNIE: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...

Dear Annie: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...

Dear Annie: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...