Miss, Ms or Mrs??????

ok i tried to search for this topic but couldnt find anything....
when addressing the envelope to a young girl, say early 20's is it Miss, Ms or Mrs???)

and then for a girlfriend who is in her 30's would it be the same as the girl in her 20's or different?


TIA

edited cause adding this (i also posted it below)

for a woman who has never been married who is in her 40's would it be Ms. or Mrs????

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Younger would be Miss. I think once you are in your late 20s and up it would be Ms - certainly 30 and over it would be Ms

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Everything I get in the mail or from school is Ms. and I'm 22 if that helps you decide at all.

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thanks ladies i guess i have to go back to 3rd grade to learn my grammer!!

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OOOOOOOOo one more question---

so if the woman has never been married but is in her 40's-
would it be Ms or now Mrs????

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Posted by cynandkeith

OOOOOOOOo one more question---

so if the woman has never been married but is in her 40's-
would it be Ms or now Mrs????

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Only married are Mrs.--- so you would use Ms.

Ms. is a pretty safe bet because it covers a wide variety of people of different age ranges & marital statuses (stati?)

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Personally I prefer to use 'Miss' no matter how old they are. I know you are supposed to use 'Ms.' after a certain age, and probably will do so on formal things such as wedding invites. It just sounds so old and ugly. If I was a single woman above a certain age, I would prefer to be called Miss! JMO

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im 25 and i actually perfer to be addressed as Ms. I feel like I was a miss in h.s. and I am a grown professional now and like that to be acknowledged. However on a side note i hate when kids refer to me as ma'am...im too young for that lol

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Ms. is actually a whole political thing too.

It's asserting that a woman can just be a woman and not be defined by a man (Miss or Mrs.) since Ms. is applicable for both married and unmarried women, so it could depend on who you are addressing as well.

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I thought Miss- is for single women

Mrs. For married women

and

Ms. for a women who is divorced.

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Posted by Mrs. Bernabe

I thought Miss- is for single women

Mrs. For married women

and

Ms. for a women who is divorced.

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Ms. is pretty much able to be used universally.

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It might just be me, but I only refer to girls under ten as Miss and everyone older is a Ms. , unless they are married, then I would do Mrs.

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miss and master are for younger girls and boys i figure once a boy becomes mr is when a girl should become ms

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Posted by JAAMS

Ms. is actually a whole political thing too.

It's asserting that a woman can just be a woman and not be defined by a man (Miss or Mrs.) since Ms. is applicable for both married and unmarried women, so it could depend on who you are addressing as well.

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ITA
I address everyone as Ms.
But, I also kept my maiden name and still go by Ms. although I am married.

Never call someone Mrs. just because they are above 30. Mrs. means you are married - nothing to do with age.

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Hey C....


Mrs is only if you are married or a widow....

Otherwise address them as Ms

This is what my friend who is an english major told me......

Everyone has there own way of doing it.....

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I'd do Ms. for all non-married women.

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for my invites I had used Miss for anybody in their 20's or younger. The others all got Ms. Especially those who were divorced (that's one that got me so confused when I was doing it. lol)

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You can use Ms. for any unmarried single woman. If you are unsure of what to use, just use Ms. It's like a Mr. for man

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I would use Ms. since it can apply to everyone.. single, etc.

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Ms. is appropriate for a woman who is not currently married and over the age of 18.

Mrs. is appropriate for a woman who is currently married, regardless of age.

Miss is appropriate for girls who are under the age of 18.