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Would you like to learn how to place cutlery correctly? Knife, fork and spoon? Perhaps you just wanted to take a pause during your meal at a restaurant, but the waiter cleared your plate? You might perhaps have put your cutlery down incorrectly. But you are not alone. The rules of cutlery are less well known today than they used to be.

The rules for setting cutlery down correctly are over 200 years old. A German writer, Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge, created the language of cutlery, which ensured the smooth running of dining, particularly in restaurants. The correct position of cutlery allowed you to communicate with service staff without having to interrupt your conversation.