Miss vs. Ms. --- Addressing Envelopes

Marisa M Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:34 AM

Miss vs. Ms. --- Addressing Envelopes

Can someone please help me out w/ this ??

dpli Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:43 AM

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I would only address an envelope as 'Miss' to a woman under the age of 18. Since I had no one under 18 receiving their own invitation and the inner envelopes were all first names, I addressed all the outer envelopes to 'Ms.'

coxmandi Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:44 AM

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I'm doing Ms. for my guests. Miss just seems too young for me.

TEDNJENN Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:44 AM

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Posted by dpli

I would only address an envelope as 'Miss' to a woman under the age of 18. Since I had no one under 18 receiving their own invitation and the inner envelopes were all first names, I addressed all the outer envelopes to 'Ms.'

I agree.

Marisa M Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:46 AM

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Ok good - that's what I thought, Miss seems like a 10 year old........but I wasn't sure ! thanks again ladies !!

edsprincess Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:47 AM

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Posted by dpli

I would only address an envelope as 'Miss' to a woman under the age of 18. Since I had no one under 18 receiving their own invitation and the inner envelopes were all first names, I addressed all the outer envelopes to 'Ms.'

I feel exactly the same.

Goldi1021 Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:48 AM

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I know I will be in the minority on this one, but I prefer Miss over Ms. especially for myself and I am 34. When I think of Ms., I think of the show 'One Day at a time' when Schneider used to call Bonnie Franklin 'M-S Romano' She was a divorced older woman. Just a preference. You can do what you feel most comfortable with.

leighdvm Posted: Mar 16, 2005 09:49 AM

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I would definitely use 'Ms.'

SomethingBlu Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:05 AM

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Posted by Goldi1021

I know I will be in the minority on this one, but I prefer Miss over Ms. especially for myself and I am 34. When I think of Ms., I think of the show 'One Day at a time' when Schneider used to call Bonnie Franklin 'M-S Romano' She was a divorced older woman. Just a preference. You can do what you feel most comfortable with.

Me too! I enjoy being a Miss...until 5/27 that is! Unless someone is over 35 or divorced I addressed it as Miss, otherwise I did Ms. But Miss implies fun, single and free to me...not young or childlike. JMO.

RobNette Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:12 AM

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See now, my mother said that conventionally, Ms. is an independant woman....a woman over 25 or so who is not married (or divorced ). That made sense to me.

JMO

dpli Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:15 AM

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Ms. is just the female equaivalent of Mr. - so there is no indication of marital status. So at whatever point you would stop addressing a boy as 'Master' you would stop addressing a girl as 'Miss.'

If you are going to use 'Ms.' that is.....

o17range Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:21 AM

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I prefer letters addressed to Ms but being called a Miss!

dpli Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:29 AM

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As long as I don't get called 'Ma'am' I can handle either one

leighdvm Posted: Mar 16, 2005 10:58 AM

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Posted by dpli

As long as I don't get called 'Ma'am' I can handle either one

That's the worst!!

cloddy Posted: Mar 16, 2005 05:49 PM

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Miss is for girls who are 18 or under. Ms. for all other single women

Goldi1021 Posted: Mar 16, 2005 06:01 PM

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I don't care what society or convention says. I am a Miss until I am a Mrs. I will be 35 and I am not divorced - SO THERE!

marymoon Posted: Mar 17, 2005 03:30 AM

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I think Miss is equivalent to master and ms is equivalent to mr. however, many people associate 'ms' with someoen who is divorced.

I don't have a huge preference either wya, but I like Ms, because it's doesn't denote marital status

dita531 Posted: Mar 17, 2005 07:56 AM

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Posted by SomethingBlu

Posted by Goldi1021

I know I will be in the minority on this one, but I prefer Miss over Ms. especially for myself and I am 34. When I think of Ms., I think of the show 'One Day at a time' when Schneider used to call Bonnie Franklin 'M-S Romano' She was a divorced older woman. Just a preference. You can do what you feel most comfortable with.

Me too! I enjoy being a Miss...until 5/27 that is! Unless someone is over 35 or divorced I addressed it as Miss, otherwise I did Ms. But Miss implies fun, single and free to me...not young or childlike. JMO.

Me too!