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lissikomi
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I need your advice!
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What �s the difference between Mr.
Ms.
Miss
Mrs.? |
28 Jul 2013
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Abbes_Z
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These are all titles that are
used before a family name / surname:
Mr. [mister] used for a man.
Miss. [mis] used for an unmarried woman.
Mrs. [misiz] used for a married woman.
Ms. [miz] used for a woman whether she is married or not. Often used by a
woman who does not want to let people know about her status, or when we do not
know.
I hope this helps.. 
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28 Jul 2013
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ascincoquinas
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Hi Lissikomi!
I was thought like this:
Mr. (abbreviation) to address a man, whether married, single, etc.
Mrs. (abbreviation) to address a married woman.
Miss (abbreviation) to address a woman who is single.
Ms. (abbreviation) - now more common than the other two: Mrs/Miss - to address a woman regardless her marital status.
I hope I am right, if not I am sure native speakers will enlightened us.
ascincoquinas.
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28 Jul 2013
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cunliffe
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Abbes has nailed this. Just a point - Ms can be used by feminists who object to Miss or Mrs - why should your title reveal your marital status when Mr doesn �t? I used this title in the 1980s but now I call myself Mrs and I notice that Ms isn �t very common at all in England. I know only one Ms and she is American.
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28 Jul 2013
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ascincoquinas
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thanks for the explanation Cunliffe!
Glad natives are around!!! |
28 Jul 2013
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cunliffe
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Not for much longer, in my case. I �m off to Italy tomorrow. Wish I could stay there ....
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28 Jul 2013
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mariannina
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Lynne, are you really coming to Italy?Where? Is it far from Rome? Here with me there is Nancy (Giovanni) with a friend of hers and if you are nearby we could meet. What do you think?
Ciao.
Mariannina
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28 Jul 2013
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carlymloveland
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Sometimes Ms. is also used for divorced women who may still want to go by their ex-husband �s name but do not wish to use Mrs. because it implies they are still married. |
29 Jul 2013
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cunliffe
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Mariannina, you are so kind. Im in Mantova for three days and then Asolo near Vicenza for three days. Hubby is with me, so I wont be able to get as far as Rome this time. I will come to Terracina one day as it looks for beautiful and how nice it will be to meet you. i will post some pictures on the cafe when I get back. Apologies about punctuation, this is a tiny little tablet and I cant see the apostrophe.
Tanti auguri da Lina x |
29 Jul 2013
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yanogator
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One small note.
Ms was originally written without a period, because it is not an actual abbreviation. These days, however, most people use a period.
Bruce |
29 Jul 2013
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