When you call Carol Rey, CEO and founder of the Elite School of Etiquette, you may get her voicemail, which ends with the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to an inquiry on the best seating arrangement for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One co-worker likes to host office parties with themed potlucks. She will suggest a dish that she will ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sitting at a table that can accommodate one person on each side, what is the best way for two friends ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One co-worker likes to host office parties with food-themed potlucks. She will suggest a dish that she will cook and bring to share, such as trays of chicken wings or seafood pasta.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sitting at a table that can accommodate one person on each side, what is the best way for two friends to sit? Is it different for a couple? Sitting across from each other makes ...

GENTLE READER: Your friend is a public menace, isn’t she?

"Once, after returning from summer vacation, a student looked me up and down and said, 'You look a lot older now.'" ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I attend our local university basketball games. Because he is hard of hearing, we are very ...

"I have a friend who invariably takes a food item, breaks off what she wants and puts the remainder back on the serving ...

GENTLE READER: Here is another argument against inviting the extended family to a graduation: Graduation ceremonies can be ...

My child’s school is having a staff appreciation week, which isn’t a bad idea, given the effort they put in and how they enhance our kids’ lives. What strikes me as extremely gauche, however, is that ...