Mr, Mrs & Ms?

Question

What is the above (Mr, Mrs & Ms) stand for?

In letter, for someone who is married already but we dont know her husband initial, do we still address her as Ms?

Thanks

Answer 1

Mr.  pronounced mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position.. Mrs., first recorded in the early 17th century, was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of mistress. Mrs. and mistress were at first used interchangeably in all contexts, but by the second half of that century, the written form of the abbreviation was largely confined to use as a title preceding a woman's surname. Ms stands for a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.

Answer 2

Mr. - man

Ms.- lady

Mrs. -married women

Answer 3

Mrs. is the one you use for a married woman.

Mister

Mistress

Misses

Mr.  -  an adult male

Master  - a young male not yet an adult

Ms.  - an adult female

Miss  - an unmarried woman

Mrs.  - a married woman

Answer 4

Mr. stands for Master, but that usage has been politically incorrect before that term "politically incorrect" was created. Mrs. is short for Mistress and like Master denoted a higher social class, role and authority/power. They were used to address those higher up by the lower classes. Ms., I believe was created by the feminists of the 1960's as an alternative to Mrs. and Miss which expressed a woman's marital position.

I never send a letter directed to a woman by her husband's name--that is so out of fashion. If she is a close friend or relative, I don't use a title. If she doesn't mind Miss or Mrs. I use one of those with her first name. And most often, especially in business letters I use Ms. because it is the acceptable title.

Answer 5

Mrs. is what you use when you know someone is married.

Ms. can be used for either single or married women.

Answer 6

Ms is always safe kinda covers all. Hope this Helps.

Answer 7

Mr-Mister for any man

Ms-for a single or married woman

Mrs-Misses for a married woman

Miss-for a single woman

if she is married use mrs

Answer 8

Mr.  man over 18

Mrs. someones wife

Ms. a single woman

Master  male under 18 ( master of the house...)

mz. a divorced or wodowed woman

in your circumstance, it would be proper to use

Mrs. Robinson for example

Answer 9

addressing a woman Ms makes her happy, u are simplying calling her young. but if she's like in her 40s and 50s, Mdm would be great, with respect.

Mr - any man

Mrs - married woman, and address her with her husband's name

Ms - young lady

Answer 10

Mr. Mister (all men)

Mrs. Misses (married)

Ms. Mistress (single, divorced, widowed, unknown)

Still address her as Mrs., if she is married.You don't have to use her husbands initial, use hers.

If something came in the mail to me with Mrs. John Smith, I would take offense, proper etiquette aside. That's not my name, and he's not a Mrs. If it was addressed as Mrs. J Smith, I would think it was a typo.