If we knew these friends were going to be eating some of what they made for us, it would feel like a public service to say something.

"I’m not sure if the polite thing is to tell a half-truth — that we loved the food and appreciate them making it for us — or ...

How do you tell friends their cooking gave you food poisoning?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I need to know if I am justified in feeling miffed. Let me set the scene: I was the second of three people ...

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Miss Manners feels reasonably certain that if you execute that last part successfully, most people will acquiesce. If you ...

If apologizing to this culprit seems counterintuitive, Miss Manners asks you to consider the alternative: Do you want to be ...

Letter works for a more affluent veterinary clinic than they used to and notices that referrals are easier to make now.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to reciprocating family hospitality when boyfriend's ...