In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether guests need to follow the "don't show up ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to navigating the etiquette of inquiring further when ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I invited guests to dinner. We had tons of appetizers and food and nonalcoholic drinks. One of the guests ...

The problem, you see, is that she agrees with you that it is rude for a guest to attempt to show up their host by making ...

Letter writer is not a big foodie, so they usually ask the server to decide on their meal. Their friend thinks this is embarrassing.

I was rudely corrected for doing so by someone who thought I was about to commence eating before everyone had been served.

Dear Miss Manners: I am trying to drink more water, so I set an alarm on my phone to remind me hourly. Sometimes I am in public when the alarm (birds or crickets chirping) goes off.

Without further ado, we will answer the pressing question about table manners that we posed above ... That’s considered rude, says Whitmore. What’s polite? For informal dinners, it is ...

Dear Miss Manners: Between my husband and me ... I find that question to be extremely rude, and I reply that we do not divide up grandchildren. Is there a better way to answer this question?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...

"Once, after returning from summer vacation, a student looked me up and down and said, 'You look a lot older now.'" ...

Is it rude of me to use mine in these situations? GENTLE READER: Are you hoping that Miss Manners will say it is fine that your umbrella is channeling additional water onto the person in the seat ...