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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I have to host my in-laws for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? We all rotate who hosts, and it is ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who doesn't want to host their rude ...

GENTLE READER: The phrase you want is “How nice FOR you,” with the emphasis on the “for.” Repeat as necessary. Please send ...

I was unsure how, or if, I should approach her to suggest pairing a slip or skin-tone undies with that particular dress.

Dear Miss Manners: I started going gray at age 14, so I’ve gotten a lot of comments about my appearance over the last 20 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wonderful partner and I will soon be attending his son’s wedding. This will be the first time he’ll see ...

Miss Manners: I started going gray at 14 and I still don’t have a good response to these comments When we happened ... Worse, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to ...

Miss Manners is all for telling strangers – kindly and privately – about wardrobe malfunctions, but in this case, nothing ...

What’s a good way to reply when someone takes ... And no, you cannot use the shell as a spoon except at very informal ...

There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring ...