2007-07-08 11:52:42 · 6 answers · asked by ,,,,,,, 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Popularized by feminists in years past, Ms. (pronounced miz) is used as a courtesy when addressing women whom you are unsure of their marital status.
Further, Ms. is often preferred by both single and married women as a mask of their marital status. For the same reason one cannot tell by the title Mr. whether or not a man is married, a woman can chose to go by Ms., which has no marital connotations. It is a matter of personal preference.
I am a "single" mother of two, but live with my boyfriend who is my children's father. It is a personal choice that we are not married, but for all intents and purposes could be. I go by Ms. simply because I feel that Miss has a more "naive" and "innocent" sound to it, and I am definitely not either of those.
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2007-07-08 12:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by dee s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I CAN'T believe that anyone else did NOT get this!
The difference between "ms" and "miss" is: "is"!
2007-07-08 19:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by havnagootime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miss is generally used as a prefix to refer to some woman who is known to be unmarried, or even to a woman who is married but prefers to be identified by the prefix Miss after a certain age (as in England) even if she is married.
Ms is a safe prefix to use to address a woman whose marital status is not known. It is pronounced 'miz'.
2007-07-12 17:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. means she doesn't want to tell anyone if she is married or not
Miss means she isn't married
2007-07-08 19:13:26 · answer #4 · answered by kmann882002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use miss when you know the lady isn't married, ms. when you don't know or when the lady is divorced.
2007-07-08 19:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was at school... my teacher said this:
Ms = You don't know whether the woman is married or not.
Miss = The woman isn't married.
hope i helped...
2007-07-08 18:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by CountOnMe:) 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋