Mr. is a title used before a surname or full name of a
male, whether he is married or not. Mr. is an abbreviation
for Mister, it is pronounced like the word Mister. The
abbreviation Mr. has been in use since the fifteenth century, it is
a variant of the word master. Master is still occasionally
used as a title for a boy, there is no abbreviation.
Mrs. is a title used before a surname or full name of a
married female. Mrs. is an abbreviation for the word Missus,
it is pronounced like the word Missus. The abbreviation Mrs. has
been in use since the sixteenth century, it is a variant of the word mistress.
Ms. is a title used before a surname of full name of a
female whether she is married or not. Ms. has been in use since the
1950s, it is a portmanteau of the words Miss and Missus. Miss is
a title used before a surname or full name of an unmarried female. Miss is
an abbreviation of mistress.
Ms. is an honorific title that is used for a woman,
regardless of her marital status. This means that Ms. is the safest form to use
to address any woman, especially it is unknown if she is married or not, and
hence whether to use Miss or Mrs. Ms is the default form of address for women.
Again if the woman has another title such as Dr, Professor, Lady, Dame,
Baroness, etc., then those titles should be used.
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