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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

what is the proper way to write this:

Dr. (Mrs.) Kamla

OR

Dr. Mrs Kamla

OR

Dr. Ms Kamla
  

Top answer

A woman with a doctorate: Dr Kamla. A married/older woman: Mrs Kamla. An young, unmarried woman: Ms Kamla.

  • A woman with a doctorate: Dr Kamla.
  • A married/older woman: Mrs Kamla.
  • An young, unmarried woman: Ms Kamla.
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6 Answers
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A woman with a doctorate: Dr Kamla.
A married/older woman: Mrs Kamla.
An young, unmarried woman: Ms Kamla.
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Dr. Banton and his wife, who is also a medical doctor, are invited to the party.


Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Banton?

Dr. Banton and Mrs. Dr. Banton?
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If Dr Banton's name is Peter:

Dr and Mrs P Banton

If Dr Banton's name is Alex:

Dr and Mrs A Banton

It does look strange, but that is the way to address invitations.
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I have to strongly disagree with these answers, as a native British speaker.

A female Dr is called Dr, whatever her marital status.

Ms does not refer to a young unmarried woman.

Miss refers to an unmarried woman.

Mrs refers to a married woman.

Ms refers to any woman and is used when you do not know her marital status, or is used by a lot of wom
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You're right, my advice was misdirected. At school I was taught to use Miss and Mrs in the same way that you'd use Mdm and Mme in French, but this is wrong.
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This doesn't say Mrs. Banton is also a medical doctor.

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