DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 29-year-old, fully independent daughter recently told me that she does not wish to hear negative comments from me: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything ...

Miss Manners: A coffee drinker triggers an angry glare after tipping $1 for a to-go cup of Joe; a reader thinks it’s bad etiquette to multitask while talking on the phone.

Although Miss Manners defends your decision not to socialize with impolite people, this is not license to tell them why. Doing so is rude — and for that reason, she sees little dignity in the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is graduating from high school, but she does not want a party. I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement, ...