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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Addressing a letter

How do you address the front of an envelope to someone that just had gotten married? Do i address it as Mrs. or Ms.?
  

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Hi, You might say 'Mrs' if you think your newly-marrried friend would enjoy the novelty of this form of address. But really, the truth is that most women do not seem to be offended by whatever you choose. If she prefers a different form of address, she'll tell you nicely.

  • Hi, You might say 'Mrs' if you think your newly-marrried friend would enjoy the novelty of this form of address.
  • But really, the truth is that most women do not seem to be offended by whatever you choose.
  • If she prefers a different form of address, she'll tell you nicely.
  • You don't even have to use either of these choices.
  • eg If her name is Mary Smith, there's nothing wrong or impolite or offensive about addressing the envelope simply to 'Mary Smith'.
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Hi,

You might say 'Mrs' if you think your newly-marrried friend would enjoy the novelty of this form of address.

But really, the truth is that most women do not seem to be offended by whatever you choose. If she prefers a different form of address, she'll tell you nicely.

You don't even have to use either of these choices.

eg If her name is Mary Smith, there's

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