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Kelly Tan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Ms.

In a letter we can address an unmarried woman as Ms. Can we address an unmarried woman we are talking to as Ms.?

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Kelly Tan Can we address an unmarried woman we are talking to as Ms.? Yes. Note that 'Ms' is not an abbreviation, so it needs no period.

— Mister Micawber

  • Kelly Tan Can we address an unmarried woman we are talking to as Ms.?
  • Yes.
  • Note that 'Ms' is not an abbreviation, so it needs no period.
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Kelly TanCan we address an unmarried woman we are talking to as Ms.?
Yes. Note that 'Ms' is not an abbreviation, so it needs no period.
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My dictionaries have Ms and Ms.. They say Ms. American spelling and Ms British spelling.
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The other Americans are under a misconception.
I have already answered your question; re-read my previous post.
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Mister MicawberThe other Americans are under a misconception.I have already answered your question; re-read my previous post.
Thank you MM.

So the dictionaries are wrong, but I thought we use dictionaries to find answer to spelling or meaning of words.
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Kelly TanSo the dictionaries are wrong
I didn't say that (though they occasionally are). I was expressing my opinion. Mr. is an abbreviation of Mister or Master, and Mrs. is an abbreviation of Mistress, but neither Miss nor Ms are abbreviations for anything, so neither should take a full stop.
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