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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, the old etiquette has been forgotten and new manners have been invented by ...

The writer is concerned about their daughter’s manner of pushing food onto her fork with her finger and inquires about the polite use of utensils.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it OK to consider a “goodbye” finished? When does a goodbye have to be followed by waving, and for how long? After we’ve said goodbye in the parking lot and the other person ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it OK to consider a “goodbye” finished? When does a goodbye have to be followed by waving, and for how long? Related Articles Miss Manners: 10 years after the Easter dinner, ...

Are manners still important for today’s students? Yes, instilling good manners is one of the most beneficial legacies you can give your children. Imagine you’re a teacher who receives these emails: 1) ...

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Alas, that moment is very far from our own. On a daily basis, we are blasted by ample examples of crassness, curtness, and all-around disagreeableness. Granting the fact that these faults are common ...

Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for U.S. Air Force Communications Command before retiring in 2001. Derik ...