SimonJ wrote on Tue, 4 Jan 2005 00:30:44 +0000 (UTC):

Surely 'Ms' Crowe knows whether she is a Mrs or a Miss????????

Presumably she does. Why should she tell you?

--
David Taylor

"The future just ain't what it used to be."

'Ms' Crowe

Discussing the Monseurs Crowe?

Are they brothers?

"AstraVanMan" wrote in message
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By the was, it's Ms Crowe, not Mr.

Ms????????? What the hell is a Ms?

Some disease, innit?


Nah, it's a made up title for women with a chip on their shoulder.
Usually with feminist tendencies. Sort of a female Doug.

SimonJ wrote:

By the was, it's Ms Crowe, not Mr.

Ms????????? What the hell is a Ms?

pronounced mis - not miss or missus

Exactly!!

I would only use the term Ms if I needed to address a female that I
did not know if she was a Miss or a Mrs, and only as a last resort if
I could not find out for certain which it should be, as I have always
though of Ms as being pretty insulting.
Surely 'Ms' Crowe knows whether she is a Mrs or a Miss????????

Quite.

I never use that made-up politically-loaded term if I can possibly help it.

I just make my mind up (according to purely subjective criteria and based on
such evidence as is available) whether the person concerned is to be
addressed as "Miss" or "Mrs".

If the recipients don't like it (they never object either way, I have to
say), they can always make it clear which one of those two is the more
appropriate.

I never use that made-up politically-loaded term if I can possibly help
it.

My wife considers it insultive

On 7-Jan-2005, "Martin" wrote:

My wife considers it insultive

Insultive ? Got a dictionary link to that ?

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:44:35 GMT, "That'll be me then"
wrote:

On 7-Jan-2005, "Martin" wrote:

My wife considers it insultive

Insultive ? Got a dictionary link to that ?

It's a made-up politically-loaded term.

--

Ian

Chris 159 wrote:
"SimonJ" wrote in message
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By the was, it's Ms Crowe, not Mr.

Ms????????? What the hell is a Ms?


pronounced mis - not miss or missus

pronounced Miz.

Kev