Mr or Mr.?

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Pemmican

#5522 Mon, 25 Aug 03 02:19 AM

Do you spell Mr., Ms. and Mrs. with or without a dot?

And what does Ms. precisely stand for? Can it replace both Miss and Mrs.?

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Mike in Japan

#5525 Mon, 25 Aug 03 03:09 AM

Yes, Ms is a relatively new title. It can replace both Miss and Mrs.
I believe it was made by women who do not want their title to reflect their marital status (whether they are married or not).
Sorry, I'm not sure about the punctuation.
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Woodward

#5556 Mon, 25 Aug 03 03:30 PM

With the dot because it is an abbreviation. Mr.

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moijelesuis

#6084 Wed, 27 Aug 03 08:21 PM

the "dot" is required. (the only exception i know of comes from french, where Mme and Mlle -short for Madame and Mademoiselle- do not have a dot. the reason being, the last letter of the full word is included in the abbreviation. therefore, avenue (in french) should be abbreviated av. (with dot) but maître (lawyer), Me (without).