ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Mr or Mr.?

moijelesuis — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 14:17:28 GMT

all abbreviated titles in english require a "dot"

Re: Mr or Mr.?

Pemmican — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:43:26 GMT

What about Mrs(.) then, Moijelesuis??

Re: Mr or Mr.?

moijelesuis — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:21:36 GMT

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).

Re: Mr or Mr.?

Woodward — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:30:07 GMT

With the dot because it is an abbreviation. Mr.

Re: Mr or Mr.?

Mike in Japan — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 02:09:18 GMT

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.
Cheers

Mr or Mr.?

Pemmican — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:19:18 GMT

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.?