DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m feeling stuck about how to respond to a text message that combines a thank-you and a compliment. For ...

My motivation has been to set an example for my students, demonstrating the importance of expressing gratitude through a handwritten note.

Teacher begins to think it’s “a bit circular” to write thank-you notes for gifts of appreciation from students and their families.

Do you agree with these rare exceptions? No matter the etiquette topic at hand, be it Southern weddings or funerals, there’s one matter that tends to send our audience into passionate overdrive ...