Mr, Mrs, Ms abbreviations

[Mihai_alexandru]

Just a few simple questions:

Mr means Mister?

What do Mrs and Ms stand for?

Do you have to use initial capital letters for these abbreviations?

 

[engee30]

Just a few simple questions:

Mr means Mister?

What do Mrs and Ms stand for?

Do you have to use initial capital letters for these abbreviations?

Mrs means Missus, and Ms means Miss.

 

[beascarpetta]

Mr means Mister?
Yes,it does
What do Mrs and Ms stand for?
Mrs
is a title used before the family name or full name of a married , widowed woman who has no other title
Mrs Wood/Mrs Jean Wood
Ms = Miss
a title used before the family name or the full name of a woman, whether she is married or not:
Ms Hill/Ms Paula Hill
Do you have to use initial capital letters for these abbreviations?
Yes,you do

hope this helps:-D

 

[Mihai_alexandru]

First of all, I would like to thank you both for the quick and very useful responses.

Secondly, I would like answers for further questions. :-D

At dictionary.com "Mrs" is labeled as an "informal" word. Why (the hell) is that? mrs - Definitions from Dictionary.com
Or maybe I am mistaking. Please clarify the situation for me.

Continuing, does the word "variant" mean a choice? Like in the sentence: " Please select the correct answer from the following variants"

And, can "scope" mean aim, purpose, etc. Something like: "My scope in life is asking boring questions and making unnecessarily long posts in English learning forums."

 

[Anglika]

Mr = Mister/Master
Mrs = Mistress [honorific for a married woman]
Miss = Mistress [but in this instance for an unmarried woman]

Ms is a modern form used to indicate the person is female, but not indicating marital status, developed in order to provide those who do not wish this status to be a matter of consideration. It is usually pronounced Mz.