Miss, Ms or Mrs

Gaspode

Gaspode

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I have to input quite a few ladies into my payroll system each month and it strikes me that the above is pretty sexist.

a guy is always a Mr and yet a woman can be any of the above.

does it really matter any more to everyone and should Miss & Mrs just be replaced with Ms or something else which leave a womans 'status' a mystery?
 
It's all due to political correctness and gender representation. IIRC some women feel that if they have been married then divorced that they should be 'Ms', others that haven't are just 'Miss'. Although this is down to their personal preference, for example someone might feel there shouldn't be any distinguishment between whether they've been married/divorced or not so might prefer 'Miss' anyway XD

EDIT: Best to just let them have it their way :p
 
Miss is for unmarried women.
Mrs is for married women.
Ms is for 'unknowns' and any woman who wishes to use it.

Thats right I think?
 
I'm a Miss, don't like the whole Ms thing it's silly. I've had letters addressed to Ms before guess it is becoming more common. The only person that calls me Mrs is DRZ :p
 
I was at hospital with my Nana yesterday and she was quite offended when her discharge form read 'Ms Surname'. Her husband died several years ago but she still considers herself 'Mrs'
 
Blackstar said:
I'm a Miss, don't like the whole Ms thing it's silly. I've had letters addressed to Ms before guess it is becoming more common. The only person that calls me Mrs is DRZ :p
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Ahhhhhhh Mrs DRZ

MB
 
aye...Ms is generally used for 'formerly married'
but again - should it matter?

you can't tell marital status from a blokes title but you always tell a womans from hers....
 
Gaspode said:
you can't tell marital status from a blokes title but you always tell a womans from hers....
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Well unmarried guys are traditionally called Master, but it's unfortunate because i know a guy called Simon Baites :p
 
I've been Ms for many years now. Ms imo is simply the opposite of Mr - doesn't allow random strangers to find out my marital status. It's irrelevant, so why should I advertise it by being a Miss or a Mrs?
 
You should put Ms I believe, as it can be used to represent a divorced lady, or you can use it if you dont know if they are a Miss or a Mrs.

Ive worked in payroll, unless they state Miss, Mrs or Ms, I always used Ms :)
 
Blackstar said:
Well unmarried guys are traditionally called Master, but it's unfortunate because i know a guy called Simon Baites :p
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I thought under 18s (or is it 16s?) were addressed as Master.

My bank used to call me Master up until a certain age, when it changed to Mr.

Girls call me Master all the time though. But that's slightly different. :o
 
Blackstar said:
Well unmarried guys are traditionally called Master, but it's unfortunate because i know a guy called Simon Baites :p
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I thought Master was used for young boys? I.e. <18 yrs old. Bah :p
 
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