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Miss, Mrs. & Mr.???



Pretty3
Saudi Arabia

Miss, Mrs. & Mr.???
 
Hi,
 
Can you tell me if we can use Miss, Mrs. & Mr. with  first names or only with family names??
 
I am confused because I know we can use titles with both first and family names, but I �ve just read that we should use Miss, Mrs. & Mr with family names only ??!!
 
Right ??
 
 
Thanks ,
 
 

25 Sep 2010      





miyoko71
Morocco

Hi,
In fact  we �ve learnt that we use titles  just with family names.
Mr=for both married and unmarried male
Mrs= for married female
Miss= for unmarried female
Ms= for both married and unmarried female.
 

25 Sep 2010     



Lucia13
Armenia

We used to call our teachers by theirfirst names and now my studentstoo call me Mrs. Lusine

25 Sep 2010     



yanogator
United States

For formal use, these titles are used only with family names. Many children here, especially in the South, are taught to call adult family friends Miss Mary (usually Miss for married or unmarried women in this case) or Mr. Tom, but this is informal. Also note that Mr. and Mrs. are abbreviations, so they use a period. Miss and Ms are not abbreviations, so there is no period after them. Bruce

25 Sep 2010     



foreverlove8177
Morocco

we use titles with either the full names or the family names but not with the first names.

25 Sep 2010