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Mr., Mrs., Miss, and Ms.: What They Mean And How To Use Them
“Miss” refers to an unmarried woman, “Mrs.” to a married woman. “Ms.” is an alternative form that doesn’t specify marital status.
Although traditional rules for Miss and Mrs. have often focused on age and marital status, the best approach to using these titles is to pay attention to the way a woman refers to herself or how others refer to her.
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Ms. is a general title that does not indicate marital status but is still feminine. Mrs. is a traditional title used for a married woman. Miss is a traditional title used for an unmarried woman. Mx. is a title that indicates neither marital status nor gender.
Mrs. originated as a contraction of the honorific Mistress (the feminine of Mister or Master) which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women in the upper class. Writers who used Mrs for unmarried women include Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, and Samuel Johnson.
The plural of Mrs. is Mmes., a shortening of the French plural Mesdames. English borrowed the French plural for this honorific after adopting Messrs. for the plural of Mr..
Mrs. is the incorrect title for a single woman, but Ms. can be used as an official title for married and unmarried women. So, how do you know which is the preferred title?
