between ms and miss when referring to ladies
2007-05-11 10:53:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
im going on a whim cause im an English major...i believe they are considered the same. now MRS. Is directed towards a married woman. Is that w hat u meant?
2007-05-11 10:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by mistista07 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, lots of answers here. Most of these answers are right. Ms. is to be used when you are not sure if the person is married or not. Miss is to be used for a lady up until the age of 18, unmarried and without children. Mrs. is to be used when the lady is married.
2007-05-11 14:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by millineumlaura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss is used for unmarried women, and Ms is used when one does not know if a woman is married or unmarried, or when a woman prefers to use Ms, instead of one of the other two titles.
2007-05-11 11:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms can mean any adult woman. Implies she is an independant adult citizen, regardless of marital status which she feels is no one's business. Can be helpful when receiving postage, listings in the phone directory, or in business when you don't want people to know whether or not you're single (alone in the house, available to flirt with when you want to keep it all business) or married (what does her husband have to do with the matter at hand). If it doesn't matter, most girls go by miss, and most married women go by mrs. But it's the mature adult single women and career women most likely to go by MS.
2007-05-11 11:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ms is used for women over the age of 21 that are not married. miss is used for the rest under 21 and not married. also ms is generally used if one does not know if the women is married or not.
2007-05-11 10:57:46 · answer #5 · answered by rkrause03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ms refere to the respected girl
miss refere to a lady & followed by name of husband
2007-05-11 11:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Miss is a young girl. Ms. is a woman of indescriminate age or marital status.
Ms. came about because women felt it was unfair that all men are "Mr.", but a woman's prefix was defined based on how old was or whether she was married. So "Ms." became used as the equivalent of Mr.
2007-05-11 10:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Glenn S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss is used for an unmarried lady. Ms. is used for either married or unmarried ladies.
2007-05-11 10:55:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Miss" refers to an unmarried lady. "Ms." is for when you can't tell if they are married or not. It's more respectful for a middle-aged or older woman.
2007-05-11 10:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by Kaiialyne S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe:
Ms-a young women that could be married, but you are unsure or a young unmarried women (usually over 21, or so) A women (of any age) that was married and is now divorced of separated and they are no longer a Mrs. This does not include widows.
Miss-a women who is not married, definitely under 18 and possible under the age of 21.
2007-05-11 11:08:46 · answer #10 · answered by Answer Girl 2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you don't know the lady, ALWAYS use "miss" like if she dropped something- "did you drop this miss?" cause miss is for younger women. ms. vs. mrs. has to do with marriage but if you are addressing you can use ms. mrs. miss, or mam and i have found that women prefer "miss"
2007-05-11 11:03:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋