DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, ... “I don’t call my patients by their first names — it seems fairer and more dignified to call them ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’ ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boss let me know that my co-workers have often “told on me,” reporting when I arrive back to work three minutes late from lunch or leave a few minutes early.

Miss Manners: I don't want to be around this colleague, even if it's to tell her goodbye. Plus: She insists on calling the women by their husbands' names.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I always appreciate being called “Mr. Smith ...

Miss Manners: Coach addresses all the men as ‘mister’ but calls me by my first name Published: Feb. 07, 2025, 6:01 a.m. Judith Martin pens the Miss Manners column.

Miss Manners: Woman addressed by first name after the men get ‘Mr.’ A veteran is feeling slighted after all the men in her online exercise group get addressed as Mr. while she just gets called ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When nonprofits display lists of their donors, I’ve seen couples’ names written two ways. One way puts the female name first (e.g., Joan and James Smith) and the other puts the male ...

Dear Miss Manners: I worked with someone who was uber passive-aggressive and made my life at work difficult. Fortunately, she retired at the end of the semester. There was a retirement gathering ...

I’ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes their maturing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I always appreciate being called “Mr. Smith ...

Miss Manners: When groups hog the sidewalk, what’s the best way through them? Plus, She calls the men ‘Mr.’ but calls me by my first name ...

Dear Miss Manners: When nonprofits display lists of their donors, I’ve seen couples’ names written two ways. ... the common “Mr. and Mrs.” form and the “ladies first” idea.