what is the differents between MS. MRS. Miss?

Answer 1

Miss is a single woman, usually not previously married.

Mrs. denotes a married or widowed woman.

Ms., or Ms (UK usage), (pronounced [mɪz]) is an English honorific used with the last name or full name of a woman. Ms., like Mrs. and Miss, is a contraction of the honorific "Mistress," which is the feminine of "Mister" or "Master." However, unlike Miss and Mrs., it does not presume the addressee's marital status. Ms. originated in the United States and was popularized in the 1970s. It is now the default form of address for business correspondence with a woman.

Although it is usually believed to be a creation of modern feminism, however, the term "was first suggested as a convenience to writers of business letters by such publications as the Bulletin of the American Business Writing Association (1951) and The Simplified Letter, issued by the National Office Management Association (1952)."[1] "Mistress," like Mister, did not originally bear reference to marital status. This changed as the contractions "Miss" and "Mrs." came into use, beginning in the 17th Century. The pronunciation mizz for Mrs. has long been colloquial in the American South and other areas.

The modern use of Ms. in preference to the traditional appellations was conceived by Sheila Michaels in 1961, upon seeing what might have been a typographical error on a copy of News & Letters.[2] Address-o-graph plates were difficult to repair and small, poor groups would not waste resources to correct minor mistakes. Michaels' roommate, Mary Hamilton (Congress of Racial Equality's first female Field Secretary in the South), had spoken to the group in Detroit and been mailed a copy of their newsletter. Michaels "was looking for a title for a woman who did not 'belong' to a man." [3] She knew the separation of Miss and Mrs. had been recent, but one could not suggest that women call themselves Mistress with its louche connotations. Her efforts to promote use of a new honorific were ignored in the Civil Rights era, and seven years later in the nascent Women's Movement. Around 1971, in a lull during a WBAI-radio interview with The Feminists group, Michaels suggested the use of Ms. (having chosen a pronunciation current for both in Missouri, her home). A friend of Gloria Steinem heard the interview and suggested it as a title for her new magazine, Ms.

The usage of Ms. was championed as non-sexist language beginning in the 1970s when women entered the white-collar workforce in large numbers. At that time, many women adopted Ms. to show solidarity with the feminist movement as well as to influence the attitudes of their male and female colleagues.[citation needed]

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Traditionally, "Mrs." is the title of a married woman and is properly followed by the first name of the woman's husband rather than her own. This rule holds even if she is a widow. (A divorced woman is traditionally "Mrs. Maiden Name Ex-Husband's Last Name"--the former Linda Smith, now divorced from James Johnson, would be Mrs. Smith Johnson. VERY few people go for this, but many still use "Mrs. L. Smith Johnson.")

"Miss" is the traditional title of an unmarried woman and is naturally followed by her own first name. These days, many umarried women prefer "Ms.," but "Miss" is still appropriate for little girls and is preferred by some elderly spinsters who find "Ms." too trendy.

"Ms." is a more recently developed title intended to cover both possibilities and any in between. It will probably replace the other two to a VERY large extent in the not-too-distant future. Meanwhile, when in doubt, use it.

Answer 4

Mrs. refers to a married woman.

Miss is usually used as a sign of respect for younger women who are not married OR if you don't know if that woman is married.

Ms. ambiguous - a term used by women who may or may not be married but are not interested in announcing their marital status to the world at large. Also a respectful title to use when addressing a woman whose marital status is unknown.
However, some married women get upset if you refer to them as Ms. and will correct you. sometimes you just can't win!

Answer 5

Miss means unmarried.
Mrs. means married.
Ms. is a relatively recent generic term, preferred by feminists and other women who don't want to feel like they're defined by their marital status. After all, men are always addressed as mister, whether they're married or single.

Answer 6

Mrs is short for Missus which is short for Mistress. This shows that the woman is married or a widow.
Miss means that the woman is single.

Ms is a contrived title by the 1960's feminist groups who insisted that Mrs and Miss denoted ownership by a man or an indication that they didn't have a man. They used the term Ms to show that they didn;'t belong to anyone and were not prepared to disclose their marital status. In my dictionary Ms. means 'manuscript'.

Personally I think anyone using 'Ms.' is pretty sad but that's only my personal feeling.

Answer 7

Miss refers to an unmarried female. Mrs. (short for "mistress", my how times have changed, this word no longer means what it used to) refers to a married female. Ms (which actually doesn't take a period because it's not an abbreviation of a longer term) simply refers to a female. It was coined by feminists in reaction to Mr. (which refers to a male, without denoting marital status) because they didn't think it was "fair" that they "had" to signify their marital status by choosing between Miss/Mrs., i.e. by only having those two options to choose between.

Answer 8

Miss is a never-married girl or woman. Mrs is a married or divorced woman. Ms (mizz) is a modern word created to remove the distinction between womens' marital status and is used by married, single and divorced women.

Answer 9

"Mrs." denotes a married woman. "Mrs." can be retained by a divorcee or widow. Mrs. is only used properly when used in conjunction with the Husband's surname.

"Miss" denotes a single (or underage) woman.

Miss and Mrs. are separate terms derived from "Mistress". Mistress was, like "Master" (or the modern "Mister") was for men, the common honorable term for women in the 17th century and did not denote marital status.

"Ms." is marital-status neutral (where marital status is unknown or irrelevant) and is the proper term in professional environments.

Ms. was not created by 1960's feminists, but "was first suggested as a convenience to writers of business letters by such publications as the Bulletin of the American Business Writing Association (1951) and The Simplified Letter, issued by the National Office Management Association (1952)." The widespread use of the term was propogated as non-sexist (yes, by feminists) when women started entering the white-collar workplace as professionals.

Answer 10

Ms. - is for a widow or an older single women
Mrs. - is for a woman who is married
Miss - is for a younger woman who is not married

Hope that helps clarify things!