Miss. vs. Ms

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 12:03 AM

Miss. vs. Ms

Does it really matter which one is used? I prefer using Miss. for single & unmarried females for invites.

Am I going to go to the invite etiquette hall of shame for doing this? lol

SoonToBeMrsCali Posted: Jan 17, 2011 12:05 AM

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I will use Miss for unmarried women.... Ms for divorced or someone the Brits would refer to as madam.

anszusterman Posted: Jan 17, 2011 12:05 AM

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Ms is used for older unmarried women, divorced women, or women who do not want the title of Mrs.- at least that was what I was told several years ago

sujeire Posted: Jan 17, 2011 12:06 AM

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Posted by SoonToBeMrsCali

I will use Miss for unmarried women.... Ms for divorced or someone the Brits would refer to as madam.

Did the same.

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 12:06 AM

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Okay, awesome. Thanks ladies! Glad to hear this because I already printed the invites with Miss for any unmarried female.

kshea23 Posted: Jan 17, 2011 08:30 AM

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I had the same question saturday when printing out the address labels lol..

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 08:38 AM

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Posted by kshea23

I had the same question saturday when printing out the address labels lol..

What did you end up doing?

IrishAli Posted: Jan 17, 2011 08:41 AM

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I did Ms. For single ladies out of college. Miss for the younger crowd

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 08:43 AM

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Another invite question (I'm trying to finish them today hah). So FH and I decided for the inner envelope we liked how Miss, Mr., etc. looked so we used that. For example:

Mr. Bob Jones & Miss. Sandy Joe

Now, for the OUTER envelope, when I put the address, do I put the same thing again or just put Bob Jones?

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 09:40 AM

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BUMP for above question

Moonmist09 Posted: Jan 17, 2011 09:43 AM

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i will be doing the same for my wedding invites because they are more formal this way, but in everyday correspondence, Ms. can go for any unmarried woman as well (especially if you are like 40 and never married and don't want to remain Miss)

Corinne Ann Posted: Jan 17, 2011 09:45 AM

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Posted by adelz

Another invite question (I'm trying to finish them today hah). So FH and I decided for the inner envelope we liked how Miss, Mr., etc. looked so we used that. For example:

Mr. Bob Jones & Miss. Sandy Joe

Now, for the OUTER envelope, when I put the address, do I put the same thing again or just put Bob Jones?

I would put the Mr, Ms, Miss on outside too

adelz Posted: Jan 17, 2011 09:46 AM

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Posted by Corinne Ann

Posted by adelz

Another invite question (I'm trying to finish them today hah). So FH and I decided for the inner envelope we liked how Miss, Mr., etc. looked so we used that. For example:

Mr. Bob Jones & Miss. Sandy Joe

Now, for the OUTER envelope, when I put the address, do I put the same thing again or just put Bob Jones?

I would put the Mr, Ms, Miss on outside too

Thanks! If more than one person is getting invited, can I just address it to one of them in the house?