GENTLE READER: The last time Miss Manners checked, tennis was played with a single ball, so let’s try and keep our eyes on ...

I pickled the vegetables, which were sourced from a farm stand. I baked the bread from wheat milled locally, and the bologna ...

The captain had indicated that she was going to play me, but then she didn’t. I’m not a bad player, so I am not sure why.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone I know messaged me about 5:30 p.m., requesting that I call them that evening as they had good news ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone I know messaged me about 5:30 p.m., requesting that I call them that evening as they had good news ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I played one and won, but then got injured and bowed out of my second match. I ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when "sorry for your loss" backfires.

He generally means well, so I don’t wish to embarrass him, but is there a way to graciously shut this down if I hear it again ...

Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, ...

Miss Manners feels certain that you will not have to get much further than the second sentence before your friend realizes what she is asking, starts to panic and retreats.

We’re only allowed to buy our grandchild gifts from a strictly curated list and it’s taken the joy out of it; Miss Manners pushes back on cancer as a “war.” ...