Etiquette Tip of the Week: Resting Positions

Last week the Etiquette Tip of the Week was on the finished position - where you place your fork and knife on your plate to signal that you are finished with your meal.
 
If you are not finished with your meal, you may place the fork and knife in the resting position to let wait staff or host/hostess know that your plate should not be cleared.  The resting position for the American Style of eating is different from Continental/European Style.  But here is the easy part: just set the utensils down exactly as you were holding them.
 
With Continental/European Style, your fork is in your left hand and knife is in your right.  Set them both down in an upside down "V" on your plate - fork on the left and knife on the right (blade in).
 
With American Style, your knife should already be resting horizontally across the top of your plate (blade in) and your fork should be in your right hand.  Leave the knife right where it is and place the fork diagonally across the plate, with the tines pointing toward the upper left part of the plate and the handle in the lower right part of the plate.

As always, thanks to the folks at the Culture and Manners Institute for sharing such great content!