We aren't in control of any manners but our own, but maybe when ours are positive and kind, that's what we are likely to encounter.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband believes that when we receive a single, indivisible gift intended for us as a couple (such as a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: From the files of “good manners run amok,” is it ever ... GENTLE READER: Oh, please. Greeting colleagues is rude because it interferes with chewing? Miss Manners is afraid ...