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Melanie Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing

Ms, Mrs, Miss

Hi, I'd greatly appreciate anyone's help.

What should I use for addressing to a woman in a cover letter when it does not tell us?
Ms, Mrs or Miss.

Dear madam/sir could be used if there was no name. However usually, there is a name e.g., Contact: Amanda Moore

  

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Miss is for unmarried women. Mrs is for married women. Ms is for 'unknowns' and any woman who wishes to use it.

— Nona the brit

  • Miss is for unmarried women.
  • Mrs is for married women.
  • Ms is for 'unknowns' and any woman who wishes to use it.
  • If you don't know use Ms.
  • as it is neutral regarding marital status.
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Miss is for unmarried women. 
Mrs is for married women. 
Ms is for 'unknowns' and any woman who wishes to use it.

If you don't know use Ms. as it is neutral regarding marital status.

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what would you use for a widowed woman?

i know divorced is ms, so would it be the same for a widower?
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A widower is a man. Most widows, I think, prefer Mrs. Nor do divorced women necessarily use Ms-- Miss is also available for those who prefer it.

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00If it does not say which to use, your best option is to use Ms. as this courtesy title is regardless of her marital status.0-
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Hi!

As a dutch girl, pronunciation is sometimes a bit tricky for me.

Is there a difference between Ms and Miss?? ( does it end in /z/ or /s/?)
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00Ms. - 01code00miz02code02br
00Mrs. - 01code00misses02code02br
00Miss - 01code00miss02code02p

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0 I've always pronounced Ms as "muzz".02br
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00 Frankly I've never liked Ms because it's a horrible sound, and really hate being wrongly labelled Ms myself. If I didn't know which title someone preferred I think I would forego the title completely and simply write "Dear Forname Surname".02br
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00 Miss Q0-
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0What would you call a girl under 16 tho...? Boys its Master..but..I don't know about girls 050010id7
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0Does anyone still use "Master" for boys? If you used it in the U.S., no one would know what to make of it. Why can't you just use Miss for girls under 16?0-
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