Proper use of Miss, Ms., Mrs.

This subject received extensive coverage here: Ms, Mrs, Miss

Miss = unmarried lady

Mrs. = married lady (husband could be alive or not)

Ms. = either one [this one appeared during the women's lib movement of the 70's, which declared that it shouldn't make any difference if a lady is married or not, as it didn't matter if a man was married or not (only Mr.)]

I am a widow and want to know which is correct to use

As a widow, you can choose to be Mrs. Charles Smith or Mrs. Mary Smith or Ms. Mary Smith.

My condolences.

In Korea, women do not change their names when getting married. They continue to use their maiden names all of their lives. So, it seems proper to me to address a Korean woman as "Ms. Kim", "Ms. Park" etc. rather than using "Mrs."

To me, it seems wrong to introduce a husband and wife as "Mr. Lee and Mrs. Kim". Yet, other English speakers I meet here say they don't see anything wrong wi

After searching the internet I can't seem to find anything definitive that explains if it's proper to use Mrs. with a maiden name in a culture that never changes names because of marriage.-- There is nothing 'wrong' with deciding to do whatever your culture suggests, but doing so may cause your communication in English to fail miserably. Introducing Mr Lee and Mrs Kim as a couple to me wil

English Major:

Miss. - single women
Mrs. - married women
Ms. - used when uncertain of status as not to offend.

Also in the middle east women do not change their names after marriage.

When is MS. Properly used