Whether you’re addressing someone in person, in a letter, or with a formal invitation, titles are a symbol of respect. Men are always addressed as Mr., but it’s a bit more complicated for women. There ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a 37-year-old woman who has never been engaged, married or had children. I’ll be graduating soon, and am not sure which title, Miss or Ms., to use for my graduation ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why do we still use Miss, Mrs. and Ms.? What’s the point, really? Who cares if someone is married or not? I don’t want to give an extra thought to whether they’re married or single ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not? Is “Mr. Smith and Mrs.

DEAR Miss Manners: Now that same-sex marriages are upon us, how does one address an invitation to a same-sex couple? Is it "Mr. and Mrs."? "Mr. and Mr."? "Ms. and Ms."? "Mrs. and Mrs."? If one female ...

It’s that holiday-card time of year again. But before you open up the address book or spreadsheet, read up on some modern etiquette for addressing those to whom you’re sending your jolly good tidings.

It was a lesson I never forgot. I was a college freshman at the time, with all the arrogance attached thereto. During a history class discussion, I referred to my favorite English professor as "Nolan.

A Gainesville elementary school teacher has been placed on leave after Florida’s attorney general accused her of breaking state law by asking to be addressed with the gender-neutral title “Mx.” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why do we still use Miss, Mrs. and Ms.? What’s the point, really? Who cares if someone is married or not? I don’t want to give an extra thought to whether they’re married or single ...