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In 1951 the Evening Post published a column demonstrating how to hold a knife and fork correctly. They called upon American writer and etiquette expert Emily Post, the author of The blue book of social usage. She provided two acceptable examples and two that were beyond the pale.
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Reference: Evening Post, 5 October 1951, p. 12 (NP-1720-12)
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