DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice. I prefer to have a small circle of friends, but I have ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a doctor seeking guidance on the appropriate way to address their own physicians when receiving care.

Then, I realized she was still looking at my sleeve with an anxious, guilty expression, and she started brushing at the spot ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and ...

So far more than 40 readers have taken a survey asking about manners and what got us into this mess. And, boy, they shared some doozies of examples.

In celebration, “cheers” should be an exclamation: “I’d like to propose a toast: Here’s to teaching young people manners and etiquette.” Then everyone raises a glass and exclaims ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician ... Smith,” whether in person or in subsequent correspondence. What is the etiquette for a patient who is a physician addressing the doctor providing ...