Melanie  +  80486 Fri, 11 Mar 05 07:09 PM Hi, I'd greatly appreciate anyone's help. What should I use for addressing to a woman in a coverletter when it does not tell us? Ms, Mrs or Miss. Dear madam/ sir could be used if there was no name. However usually, there is a name e.g., Contact: Amanda Moore There might have been a post in the past asking similar question. I'm not sure, you can direct me to the older post. There are way too many for me to search. If you don't mind you can explain to me again? Thank you in advance. Melanie Joined on Sat, May 22 2004 New Member 27

	Best answer by nona the brit  +  80505 Fri, 11 Mar 05 11:18 PM If you don't know. use Ms. as it is neutral regarding marital status. Miss is for unmarried women. Mrs is for married women. Ms is for 'unknowns' and any woman who wishes to use it. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Marriage, Relationships

	Mister Micawber  +  174976 Tue, 27 Dec 05 02:55 PM A widower is a man.  Most widows, I think, prefer Mrs.  Nor do divorced women necessarily use Ms-- Miss is also available for those who prefer it. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,754 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Grammar Geek  +  215096 Thu, 13 Apr 06 08:41 PM the Z sound. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,650 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!