2007-10-24 07:59:07 · 33 answers · asked by Immaculate 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If I think you mean what you mean,
Ms: a woman doesnt want others to know whether she is married or not.
Mrs: when she is married
Miss: when a woman is not married.
2007-10-24 08:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Ash 2 · 30⤊ 4⤋
Mrs Means
2016-10-30 03:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by harmon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Miss is a young unmarried female
Mrs. Is a married female of any age
Ms. Is an older (30 and up) unmarried female. Some younger women may use it because they don't want to disclose their marital status. Ms. Is a safe way to address a woman you are meeting for first time.
2016-02-21 02:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by sherry 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
"Mrs, Miss or Ms?
How should you address a woman when you write to her? Will she be offended if you write "Dear Madam" or "Dear Mrs + surname"? Over the last few years, there have been some changes in standard greetings, and here are some general guidelines to help you avoid accidentally insulting anyone.
The old distinction between married (Mrs + surname) and unmarried (Miss + surname) are no longer used. Instead, use Ms (+ surname). Ms is pronounced (Mizz) and is used for all women - whether married or not.
If you are replying to a letter in which the woman has written her name as Mrs + surname, then it is fine to reply to her using Mrs + her surname.
If you are writing to a person in a company whose name you don't know, you can start with "Dear Sir / Madam". If you know for sure that the person is a woman, but you don't know her name, you can write 'Dear Madam'."
Ms, like Mr, does not convey any reference to marital status.
Miss is single and in business is only appropriate for young girls unless that person has referred to herself as Miss.
Mrs. indicates the woman is married or widowed. In my day, Mrs. John Doe meant the husband was living. Mrs Jane Doe meant the husband was deceased.
2007-10-24 09:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Ms is used by either a married or unmarried woman , she wants to remain neutral. Or if someone addresses a woman and doesn't know her status then to be on the safe side they use Ms instead if Miss or Mrs.
Mrs. Is used by a married woman
Miss is a single woman
2007-10-24 08:16:01 · answer #5 · answered by bornfree 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Miss = Unmarried
Mrs = Married
Ms = You don't know, or they prefer not to be named by their marital status. Some people think it's just if she is divorced or widowed. But I use it because unless you are trying to get a date, it's no ones business if I am married or not.
2007-10-24 08:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Ms.= Mis (my spelling) or a female human
ma'am = madam or a female human
Miss = an unmarried female human
Mrs.= Mistress or a married female human
Mr.= Mister or a male human
Mi.(pronounced my)= Multi or a hermaphrodite/transgender/transsexual human (my definition)
2014-09-15 15:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by Eli S 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ms. ... when a women gets a dirvorce or you are unsure if they are married or not.
Mrs. when a women is married
Miss ... for a young girl
2007-10-24 08:33:19 · answer #8 · answered by Kristy Lynn 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ms = A lady man, a lesbian.
Mrs = A married woman.
Miss = An Unmarried woman or girl.
2007-10-26 06:00:57 · answer #9 · answered by Terry G 6 · 2⤊ 6⤋
The English Spellings of these three words is very bad. Ms. should have been Mzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
2014-06-29 13:55:00 · answer #10 · answered by Brandon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms is a new abbreviation which means the same as the other two, they are all abbreviations of MISTRESS. Miss came to mean a young virgin female whereas mistress implied that a man had "known" the woman. The word mistress is still used, in a different context, usually as "the other woman" of a married man
2007-10-24 08:11:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋