I was asked yesterday at the pharmacy if I preferred Miss or Ms. I said Ms. works. He did a double take at me and said, "Yeah, Miss is for the younger." BAH...
I corrected him. LOL! I gave my opinion that Miss is for unmarried, and Ms. is probably for divorced? I certainly don't regard myself as a Mrs cuz there's no Mr in my life, but some divorced do.
Anyway, he laughed and backtracked he meant the teen years for Miss. Yeah... he still got my sale but barely, lucky guy.
Anyone know the politically correct meaning behind this one?
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Not meaning to hijack the thread, but it's sort of related..
I've got to that stage where I now often get asked in stores if I want the "senior's discount"? This, of course, leaves me uncertain as to whether I should feel insulted that they think I look old enough (I'm not quite there ) or accept it and take advantage of the deal!
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"Saskatchewan - hard to pronounce, easy to draw" Posts: 710 | From: Saskatchewan, Canada | Registered: Oct 1999
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I still don't really think that the title of Ms. has really set into people minds yet. When ever you need to communicate with a strange woman, you always start with "Miss, excuse me, Miss?" I'd sound kinda weird saying, "Ms. excuse me, Ms?"
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I'm tending to think that this salutation is one which is pretty much self-claimed or proclaimed, and is largely dependant upon the claimant's attitude. Some women wish to be addressed as Ms., while others prefer Mrs. or Miss.
When does Cream make the official transformation to Sour Cream ?
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
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I have always been saying Mrs. as misses and only to known married woman.
Ms. to me has always been to adult women with out a husband, divorced or never married.
The Ms. was taught to me to be pronounced as msssssssssssssssss.
The miss has never been a favorite, but when I send cards to my neices only, I do include the Miss on the envelope.
Don't know if I am correct, but thats how we were taught back in Texas.
And if you didnt know Mamm it is. Blame it on my parents, Mamm and Sir are still used today, even as an old man.
Have fun guys!!
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"Ms" has always sounded like a sterotype to me...like Jane Fonda...would you ever call her "Miss" Fonda or "Mrs" Fonda?? To me "Ms" sounds like "beware"..."Miss" is unmarried and innocent..."Mrs" is taken or unavailable..So, in the end I see it as whatever you prefer to show everyone else "who" you are. Personally, I have never liked "Ms"...married or unmarried...I have just been me "Barb" and my last name...except for the Army days...then it was Sergeant.
-------------------- Barb Shuster BlueGrass Design, Inc. 16 Court St. Winchester, KY 40391 Posts: 45 | From: Winchester, KY | Registered: Jul 2007
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