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

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 ...

(She) insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to reply, “No, thank you, I’m full.” ...

Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely declining coworkers who want to come to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...

She immediately said, “I hate it when people say that,” and continued to complain about people always saying that.

I managed a weak smile that hopefully did not show my irritation, but I’d prefer to never hear this term lobbed in my ...

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, ...

Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief ...