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Ms. versus Miss?
I work at a phone center through my college. We call Alumni and stuff.
Of course, there are the titles we address the Alumni by:
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
&
Miss
I got into a little debate with my co-worker tonight. He said that the title "Ms." was simply an abbreviation for "Miss." I was taught differently. I was taught that "Ms." is a title used for women who are older, single, or would prefer to be addressed as such. I always thought the title "Miss" was meant for younger, single women/girls. I have never heard of "Ms." and "Miss" meaning the same thing.
Can someone formally explain what they think the titles actually mean? Who's right?
Thanks bunches!
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I would agree with you. If an adult was writing a letter to a child for her eigth birthday, they would not write ''to Ms. Katie White'' on the birthday card, they would write ''to Miss Katie White''. In the same way if a parent was writing a letter to Katie's teacher who happened to be a single adult,the parent would not write''Miss Stone'' on the envelope, the parent would write ''Ms. Stone''
The Ms. is more proper and therefore used when speaking politely to older individuals.
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I was taught that
Mrs. meant you were married
Miss. meant you were single
Ms. meant that you didnt want people to know if you were married or single(and if you dont know if they are married or single you would just say ms.)
I have asked many of my friends and they were all taught the same way i was taught
I hope i helped
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Here is what I found at answers.com.
Feminists have urged the use of Ms. because, unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not identify a woman by her marital status.
So I guess its a way to address a female (as in over the phone?) if you don't know her marital status.
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