Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a ...

Etiquette is based on historical precedent, but also follows cultural shifts, of which there have been many in recent decades. In other words, “Mr. and Mrs. Husband’s Name” doesn’t cut it ...

While adult men are addressed as Mr whether they're married or not, women can use either Miss, Mrs or Ms, depending on their marital status or personal preference. Boys under the age of 18 can be ...

Dear Miss Manners: Almost all of the ... or are young people these days making up their own etiquette ... the correct address would be “Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Jones’’ and “Mr. and Mrs ...

Ditto when it comes to lesbian couples, where the default is "Ms. and Ms." The twist, of course, is the "Mrs."— that oft-despised title that Gloria Steinem railed against because it labels women ...

Mr. Rock Moonley. or: Mr. Oliver Trenchant. Mr. Liam Lotherington. or: Ms. Norina Hartfort. Mr. Rufus Hartfort. Is that too much effort to ask? DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my niece graduated from high ...

Friends that I met as an adult were first introduced as Mr. or Mrs., but over time, as we got closer, we dropped the formality altogether. My kids definitely don’t treat them as equals.

From 1927, Dorothy Parker’s scathing review of “Etiquette”: “Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.” ...

And, though you did not ask, Miss Manners will add two further assertions with equal confidence. First, there is no breach of etiquette in addressing a letter to someone who is deceased when you ...

The Dictionary.com definition continues: "Generally speaking, it is considered proper etiquette to use Mrs to refer to married women, Miss to refer to unmarried women and young girls, and Ms to ...

Also, Mrs. Jane Kelly and Ms. Jane Kelly are options. Reading on, it looks as if Emily is more concerned with having the correct location on the envelope than the title of the widow, as in "When ...