Dear Annie: I’m embarassed by my friend’s poor table manners

Dear Annie: I don’t normally write in, but your advice to “Balancing Burdens,” the woman who was on the fence about telling ...

Dear Annie: How do I tactfully correct my friend’s atrocious table manners while dining out?

Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

Miss Manners: Friend’s salad fork place-setting is confusing when both courses come at once

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes when I receive an invitation to an event, the sender writes “By Hand” in the lower right-hand ...

Miss Manners: How should I deal with a friend who always abruptly leaves the dinner table?

When we are finished eating and are just sitting around the table talking, she will suddenly jump up without warning and say ...
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Table Manners And Etiquette Are Quite Different - Here's How

These days, the words "etiquette" and "manners" are used more or less interchangeably. Maybe etiquette is seen as a fancier set of manners -- the kind of fork-crossing, tea-stirring social cues you ...

Miss Manners: My friend’s jarring habit of jumping up and leaving meals

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every time I go out to eat with a particular friend, and there’s another friend with us, she does the ...

Miss Manners: Need a refresher on dining etiquette tips prior to Thanksgiving? We’ve got you

Miss Manners tackles relatives who won't stay out of the kitchen, when to begin eating, and how to reply when guests imply ...

Miss Manners: I want to ditch my friend for the cool kids’ table

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a student who wants to leave focused friend for the 'fun table.' ...
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Miss Manners: Bring your own everything

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our ...