2006-11-26 05:13:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mr.=Mister(Used for men)
Mrs.=Mistress / pronounced "missus" (Used for married women)
Ms.= Miss/Miz(Used both for married as well as unmarried women)
M/s= Messers(For name of any company like M/s.john Daley and sons)
Mistress=basically means a married woman,but in colloquial use,it is used to denote an illegally"kept"woman,also called a "keep".
2006-11-26 05:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by ♥addy♥ 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think Ms. Can be either Miss or Mistress.. Its just used when ur not sure of the person's status
2016-03-12 23:25:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(1)Ms :- no full form. pronounced as miz. this coinage is of recent origin to eliminate denoting the marital status of a woman by miss/ mrs which was in vogue,of which mr.for men is devoid of. (2) Mrs.:- This denotes a married woman, and common address is with surname of husband.eg.Mrs.Johnson.Pronounced as missus,'r' silent.(3) Mr:- This is pronounced as mister to denote a male and is used with surname.Equivalent:mouscier in French. (4) M/S :- This is pronoununced as messers,to denote an association of persons,a partnership or corporate body /company.eg.M/S Wipro Ltd., M/S Paul & Co.,M/s Tata sons, etc. Often even when the structure is not known,a trade name is denoted by this.eg.M/S Samson Stores.(5) Mistress :- This is a unique word, Till 19th century , it was used as the feminine gender of master,denoting the lady of the house.Later on, the word acquired a sinister meaning in usage to denote a female,who has illicicit relation with a married man as his paramour or concubine.
2006-11-26 05:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by kcsadvocate 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mr.=Mister(Used for men)
Mrs.=Mistress / pronounced "missus" (Used for married women)
Ms.= Miss/Miz(Used for unmarried women)
M/s= Messers(For name of any company like M/s.john Daley and sons)
Mistress=basically means a married woman
2006-11-26 06:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by doctor asho 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What Is Mrs
2016-10-02 22:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mister And Missus
2016-12-15 08:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After thorough research, doctor asho is correct
Kojjo from Uganda
2016-11-22 20:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by Kojjo Simon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely right
2015-05-20 00:02:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer fully corresponds with that of 'Addy'.
2006-11-26 06:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by SRIRANGAM G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms.
2006-11-26 05:25:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋