Grammar Geek  +  416966 Tue, 11 Sep 07 03:00 AM Clive, I'm so glad you asked that! Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Grammar Geek  +  454688 Tue, 18 Dec 07 08:24 PM My dear Anon, many married women use "Ms." professionally. On the other hand, some unmarried women are just fine with using "Miss" even if they are in their 20s or 30s. Lastly, not everyone who is married wears a ring. Not everyone who wears a ring is married. I will not beat around the bush: Your advice is not very sound. Grammar Geek

	Clive  +  462851 Fri, 11 Jan 08 01:03 AM Hi, 'Ma'am is something that should never be written. It's just a spoken form. In writing, you would use the full form 'madam'. Today, that would normally be seen as very formal and quite old-fashioned. The term just survives in the standard greeting, 'Dear sir or madam'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,585 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Clive  +  511625 Fri, 09 May 08 01:16 PM Hi, There are really no "rules" for such matters. Today, women have a great deal of freedom about these choices. Bets wishes, Clive  Clive