2006-08-13 02:08:01 · 32 answers · asked by mdavhall1865 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes.
2006-08-13 02:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ms is short for Miss. But doesn't mean an unmarried woman. It all depends where you are. In India Ms is for unmarried woman and Mrs is for married woman. People are very particular about this here.
2006-08-13 02:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by skr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. can denote a married OR unmarried person. Ms. means marriage is not specified. It's the closest thing we have to Mr., which also does not specifiy if the man is married or single.
2006-08-13 02:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ms indicates a person who thinks it is not your business to know and does not want to tell you if she is Mrs Or Miss
2006-08-13 04:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by pooterilgatto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss - unmarried
Mrs- married
Ms - usually used when you don't know whether you are speaking to a married or unmarried woman .It was used mainly to achieve a sence of equality between men and women because the word Mr doesn't show if you are married or not
2006-08-13 02:15:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. was coined by Gloria Steinem as a non-affiliated title. Mr. does not indicate that a man is married or not, and neither does Ms. However, it is largely used by divorced women who are not really misses, but are not Mrs. either.
2006-08-13 02:12:03 · answer #6 · answered by Emm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ms. used to mean neither Miss or Mrs.- it was a way for women to define themselves outside the context of married or single. I never liked it but I am proud to be a Mrs.!
2006-08-13 04:09:07 · answer #7 · answered by C. S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but Ms. can either stand for Miss or Mrs. The woman just doesn't want anybody to know her martial status.
2006-08-13 02:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by older woman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Ms. for those women whose martial status you do not know and Miss for those who are unmarried. Take it from my Language Arts book.
2006-08-13 02:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. is the feminine form of Mr. It is not short for Miss. Miss means single and Ms. can be used for married or single. It is not short for Mrs. which is for marrried.
2006-08-13 02:12:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ms. is short for both Miss and Mrs. it is proper to use if you don't know their status. Plus it is nicer to use if the person is over 18.
2006-08-13 02:23:34 · answer #11 · answered by tensnut90_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋