GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

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You can always repeat a greeting to make sure the person heard, but Miss Manners cautions that with more casual acquaintances ...

She's concerned with how the cards are addressed. Miss Manners is concerned with maintaining a business-like relationship.

Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a quick cough, just a tickle. Do I have to apologize to the people around me? I didn’t do it ...

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 ...

I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Related Articles. Miss ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single ...