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Old 17-Jun-2006, 22:20
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Mrs :sed before a married woman's family name to be polite when you are speaking to her, writing to her, or talking about her

Ms :used before a woman's family name when she does not want to be called 'Mrs' or 'Miss', or when you do not know whether she is married or not .

Miss :used in front of the family name of a woman who is not married to address her politely, to write to her, or to talk about her

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spoken used as a polite way of speaking to a young woman when you do not know her name .

for example

Excuse me, miss, could I have another glass of water?

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Wonder to see big discussion over a small topic
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Who says it's small?
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With so many being divorced or separated, I'd choose Ms, just to be on the safe side!
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How do you pronounce each one of them, please?
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Mrs- sounds the same as misses.
Ms- Americans tend to say 'miz' and British 'muz'.
Miss- pronounced as written.
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Old 06-Feb-2007, 07:02
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Mrs- sounds the same as misses.
Ms- Americans tend to say 'miz' and British 'muz'.
Miss- pronounced as written.
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Old 23-Feb-2007, 02:45
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Hello , i m new plz help me
Hi,

first tip: write complete word avoid contraction like plz


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Mrs- sounds the same as misses.
Ms- Americans tend to say 'miz' and British 'muz'.
Miss- pronounced as written.
The be all end all answer: Ms. = Miss (unmarried, or general use) Mrs. = Misses (married) Mz. = Miz (divorced/widowed) Though it's very rare I ever hear "miz" anymore in that context.
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Old 07-Jan-2008, 16:01
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Ms is great so that as a woman you do not have to define yourself as married or unmarried. You leave them guessing:))
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