[DOC] [TLE] Mrs. - Wikipedia [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] What are 'Mrs' and 'Ms' short for? | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Nov 2, 2011 ... The Misses Smiths at home. Having established that 'Mistress' used to mean a married woman, it may surprise and confuse us to learn that 'Miss'  an abbreviation still used to denote an unmarried woman  was also originally short for 'Mistress'. ... Miss Ethel (Smith). [DOC] [TLE] Mrs. - Wikipedia [PAR] In the United States and Canada a period is usually used (see Abbreviation). [citation needed] Mrs originated as a contraction of the honorific Mistress, the feminine of Mister, or Master, which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. [DOC] [TLE] Ms. - Wikipedia [PAR] Ms" or "Ms is an English honorific used with the last name or full name of a 
woman, intended as a default form of address for women regardless of their 
marital status. Like "Miss" and "Mrs.", the term "Ms." has its origins in the female 
English title ... The abbreviation "Ms" is simple, it is easy to write, and the person 
concerned... [DOC] [TLE] What is Mrs. short for? | Dictionary.com Blog [PAR] Jun 7, 2011 ... Mrs. is a contraction derived from Middle English maistresse, female teacher, 
governess. Once a title of courtesy, mistress fell into disuse... [DOC] [TLE] Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss.... What am I? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Dec 9, 2006 ... "Mrs." is an abbreviation for Misses and is used to denote a married ... a title 
representing a woman's marital status whereas men have a title... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Female Titles: Mistress, Miss, Mrs or Ms | New Republic [PAR] Sep 12, 2014 ... The weird history of the female title. ... is the root word of both of the abbreviations 
'Mrs,' and 'Miss,' just as Mr is an abbreviation of 'Master. [DOC] [TLE] Mistress, Miss, Mrs or Ms: untangling the shifting history of women's ... [PAR] Sep 12, 2014 ... ... unravels the fascinating history of the titles used to address women. ... of the 
abbreviations 'Mrs' and 'Miss', just as Mr is an abbreviation of... [DOC] [TLE] Abbreviations - Capital Community College [PAR] The plural of Mrs. is Mmes or Mmes. (with or without the period). In most formal 
prose, we do not use titles, abbreviated or otherwise, with individuals. Ms. Emily... [DOC] [TLE] Is it "Ms." or "Miss"? | OUPblog [PAR] Aug 16, 2010 ... To add to the confusion over the provenance of Ms., the title Mis (for the ... La 
Follette gives no abbreviated form to accompany Miss, but her... [DOC] [TLE] Mr, Mrs, Ms abbreviations - UsingEnglish.com [PAR] Apr 19, 2008 ... Mr means Mister? Yes,it does. What do Mrs and Ms stand for? Mrs is a title used 
before the family name or full name of a married , widowed... [DOC] [TLE] Miss / Mr / Mrs / Ms | WordReference Forums [PAR] Jun 17, 2008 ... The abbreviation Ms is pronounced mizz but rarely spelt out in full. .... I was also 
taught to always write any title abbreviation with a period (or... [DOC] [TLE] Miss or Mrs or Ms ? | WordReference Forums [PAR] Sep 11, 2005 ... Ms is, I think, a word rather than an abbreviation. ... Acronym(s) Definition(s) Info 
MS Combination of Miss and Mrs. (title of address for women) [DOC] [TLE] meaning - What does "Ms." stand for? - English Language & Usage ... [PAR] May 19, 2011 ... Apparently as Mrs. and Miss already stand for female titles, Ms. stood for "Master"
, the title for a boy or a young man, similar to Miss. But the... [DOC] [TLE] Abbreviation for "Master?" - English Language & Usage Stack ... [PAR] Apr 20, 2016 ... I know that Mr. is short for Mister and Ms. is short for Miss. ... before they turn 18 
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Question: "Mrs." is an abbreviation of this title
Answer: Mistress