The syndicated column, “Miss Manners,” by Judith Martin, is sorely missed when not published daily, and so I am requesting that in order for us to receive needed personal as well as civil-toned ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Could you please educate us on the difference between a living room, sitting room, drawing room, saloon, library, lounge, parlor and boudoir? GENTLE READER: These distinctions have ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I’m talking to someone who represents a company, I sometimes say something like, “This is the fourth time I have called you.” The representative nearly always replies with, ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every year, my family spends a week at the beach with my in-laws. They pay for the beach house, which is something we can’t afford and for which I am always properly grateful. At ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m pleased that our daughter is teaching her children (ages 4 and 7) about thank-you notes. My question concerns the e-card version of this ...
There's a moment most of us have experienced at least once: sitting across from someone and feeling that quiet, uncomfortable ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven-year-old sisters Shawna and Elise Rippee walked very slowly, careful not to spill punch -- on the thick carpet or on their fancy clothes -- as they sat to nibble on ...