GENTLE READER: Knowingly addressing the cards incorrectly is disrespectful towards the recipients. Telling you of her plan to ...

Good manners include respecting diversity, be it in religion, skin tone, disability, or opinions. Children who grow up learning that everyone is unique develop kindness that’s inclusive and genuine.

But whether you’re taking a client to a restaurant or grabbing lunch with colleagues during the workweek, having good table manners, knowing the proper tipping etiquette and understanding basic ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am employed at a local department store where my primary position is in the dressing room. I check the ...

A guest is curious as to the etiquette around asking a voice-controlled device to play music in a friend’s home.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What’s happened to mealtime conversation ... The ban on food talk relieved them of being questioned or urged. Today’s etiquette does require hosts to ask in advance whether ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am curious what the etiquette is at a gathering when music is playing in a friend’s home on the voice-controlled device. Is it OK for a guest to speak directly to the device ...

GENTLE READER: Back whenever engraving was invented, it would have been considered a breach of etiquette to use it instead of handwriting. And Miss Manners assures you that the hand still outranks ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A family member called to confirm birth dates and anniversary dates for my adult children and their spouses. When I reminded her that both my daughter and my daughter-in-law had ...