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S_s_sridhar Posted 21 years ago
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Mrs for Unmarried woman

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" is simply an abbreviation for "Mistress", which was a polite form of address to all women particularly those over 21. 0-

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  • " is simply an abbreviation for "Mistress", which was a polite form of address to all women particularly those over 21.
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0 "Mrs." is simply an abbreviation for "Mistress", which was a polite form of address to all women particularly those over 21. 0-
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0 Nowadays, you can use "Ms" [miz], that refers to any kind of woman, married or not; it avoids specifying the marital status, like "Miss" (unmarried) or "Mrs" (married) do. 0-
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