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mrs, miss and ms
so its to hot and i cant sleep
about 3 motnhs ago i was forced to listen to the radio on a car journy and it was several women getting all pissy over womens titles
and how ms has become redundent over the years
apart from one who was ready to kill the others to keep ms going
so as its mostly a female board, what do you prefure?
is it diffrent in the usa/canada/other
stupid heat..
about 3 motnhs ago i was forced to listen to the radio on a car journy and it was several women getting all pissy over womens titles
and how ms has become redundent over the years
apart from one who was ready to kill the others to keep ms going
so as its mostly a female board, what do you prefure?
is it diffrent in the usa/canada/other
stupid heat..
Comments
But I thought more and more people liked Ms.... I hate it tho haha but thats just me being old fashioned I guess.
I HATE when people call me "Ma'am." I'm like, "Do I look like a 'Ma'am' to you??" Same thing with "madame." The first person in France to call me "madame" is going to get hit.
(I'm only replying again because DENISE I am going to email you in the morning, I'm not like ignoring you or something, I've got a lot to tell you
And I hope I'm around when Katy gets called madame. Thats gonna be hilaaaarious haha
That heat must really be driving you nuts. Does it get very humid there? Here the summers are around 115. But there's no humidity, so it feels more like sticking your head in a hot oven.
I prefer to be called Mr. (it gives me an excuse to kick you in the ass!)
(I mean "you" in the 3rd person, not to anyone who might be reading this post)
they get a kick out of that..
i dont call the old women anything..is there anything other then m'am
I lie, of course.
I prefer Miss over Ms. I was taught the same thing Jen was.
As for the question, I don't mind any of them, although I feel a little old for "Miss." I know I'm not ancient, but "Miss" just sounds like a <25 thing to me. "Ms" is fine by me.
Ms. also Ms Audio pronunciation of "Ms." ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mz)
n. pl. Mses., also Mses also Mss. or Mss (mzz)
1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a woman or girl: Ms. Doe; Ms. Jane Doe.
2. Used in informal titles for a woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity: Ms. Fashionable; Ms. Volleyball.
[Blend of Miss, and Mrs..]
Usage Note: Many of us think of Ms. or Ms as a fairly recent invention of the women's movement, but in fact the term was first suggested as a convenience to writers of business letters by such publications as the Bulletin of the American Business Writing Association (1951) and The Simplified Letter, issued by the National Office Management Association (1952). Ms. is now widely used in both professional and social contexts. As a courtesy title Ms. serves exactly the same function that Mr. does for men, and like Mr. it may be used with a last name alone or with a full name. Furthermore, Ms. is correct regardless of a woman's marital status, thus relegating that information to the realm of private life, where many feel it belongs anyway. Some women prefer Miss or Mrs., however, and courtesy requires that their wishes be respected.
I HATE when people call me "Ma'am." I'm like, "Do I look like a 'Ma'am' to you??" Same thing with "madame." The first person in France to call me "madame" is going to get hit.
Ma'am is short for madame, so now you're being redundant.
I'm extremely anti-feminist, so when I hear a woman who prefers to be called Ms. I often think of yelling, "You have ovaries and childbaring hips! BE PROUD AND GO MAKE YOUR HUSBAND SOME DINNER!" But that's just me.
Since you like panda bears, and I was too lazy to post this somewhere else.
The more I think about this, the more I prefer "Ms." I like the idea of a generic title equal to men's "Mr." The idea of "Mrs." seems pretty antiquated. I mean, men don't get a new title when they get married, and the idea that women should have their marital status be literally part of their identity is irritating ... That said, in the actual situation, "Mrs." doesn't/wouldn't offend me. I'm just speaking intellectually/academically/theoretically here.
I did mean 'descentful' and i meant at as full of descent.... and of course its a word, i wrote it didn't I?! (haha ok, so it wouldn't be in the dictionary but shhhhh) Its just what I've been brought up to believe, regardless of if its right or wrong thats what my parents taught me.
Since you like panda bears, and I was too lazy to post this somewhere else.
thats a very sad panda having a stroke
=p
cheers !
=p
cheers !
Lol, yeah, it's a shame what living at a zoo eating people's leftovers will do. Someone should sue all zoo popcorn sellers on behalf of the pandas!
(See, I should really not stay up this late. My brain starts to go cooky)
Cheers to you and g'nite! (good day actually for you)
personally, i don't care if someone were to call me Miss or Ms., or even Ma'am. in addition to the dictionary definitions, here are my personal interpretations:
miss - means they think i'm young or unmarried, slightly less respectful/informal.
ms - politically correct, respectful.
ma'am - respectful; formal.
If I were married, I think I'd want to be Mrs. Just because it seems right, and if I was married I'd (hopefully) want people to know and stuff. Even though it would make me feel old.
To me, Ms. is what teachers use when they don't want their students to know if they're married or not. Since I'm not becoming a teacher, it also doesn't seem right.
like I said, I don't like titles anyways. at some point, I'll have to choose a title, but right now I'd rather just be called by my name. I guess.