Manners, even table manners — something that’s really going out of style — are meant, in their most benign form, to act as a guide to good behaviour, writes Nicholas Read.

How we handle our bread at the dinner table is often the biggest mistake made by people in regards to their table manners. Put the butter on your side plate and rip the bread, don't cut it.

These days, the words "etiquette" and "manners" are used more or less interchangeably. Maybe etiquette is seen as a fancier set of manners -- the kind of fork-crossing, tea-stirring social cues ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My spouse and I frequently host meals for 10 to 20 guests, both personally and professionally. We have a debate over whether to put out spoons for meals when we are not serving ...