2006-11-05 08:27:36 · 12 answers · asked by missadrian05 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mrs. is short for Mistress, and is the female version of "Mister", which means Gentleman. Ergo, "Mister-ess", Mistress, and Mrs. mean Gentle-lady or Lady. This all from a time a patriarchly society where women were nothing much as to themselves, but only sometihn g in relation to the man they married.
Miss was an unmarried woman.
The expression "Ms." came about during the era of women's liberation in the US, in the 1970s mostly. It was important to women who had been married, but were then divorced to have some appropriate salutation and they "laid claim" to it. Also, "liberated" women who had never been married sarted to call themselves "Ms." because they did not like being labeled "married" or "unmarried" in their title, like it was anyone elses business who or if they were married.
Although many "Old fashion values" men and women rejected the "Ms." trend, current business standards you will find "Ms." as a default for ANY woman now, unless a woman self-described herself as a "Mrs.".
Except for use in the South of the US now, and in instances were folks are trying to be particularly "genteel" (like wedding invitations!), "Miss" is just not much used now.
Hope this helps ...
2006-11-05 10:13:42 · answer #1 · answered by Casey88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. Married Ms. could be single, divorced, etc. Miss..never married
2006-11-05 08:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by chilover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. means you are married. Miss means you are single. and Ms. is the abbreviation for Miss.
2006-11-05 08:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by et_2012_luvs_u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 07:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by armiso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. (pronounced missus) is the title for a married (and/ or widowed) woman.
Miss is the title for an unmarried woman or girl.
Ms. (pronounced mizz) is the title for a woman who does not want to be identified by her marital status (much as Mr. -- pronounced mister -- does not indicate whether the man referred to is married or not).
2006-11-05 11:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by pat z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mrs-married
Miss-single (or maybe nowdays divorced)
Ms- either
2006-11-05 08:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by ARTmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. - married
Ms. - you don't know what the other person is
Miss - a young, or unmarried woman
2006-11-05 09:11:15 · answer #7 · answered by sm s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. - is married
Ms. - was married but now not
Miss. - never been married
2006-11-05 09:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by too cool for you 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. is when the woman is married
Miss is when she is not
Ms. is when you do not know and she could be either
2006-11-05 09:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by stella646 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mrs. is married........miss is never married.........ms. is i think same as miss.
2006-11-05 08:35:38 · answer #10 · answered by nicekrngirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋