VIDEO: Mrs. or Ms.

The English salutation Mrs.

• Mrs is the abbreviation for "misses or missus", which is not used as a word. The abbreviation Mrs, on the other hand, is used a lot, including in written texts such as B. Dialogues in novels.
• If you are writing letters to women in English or in direct conversation with a woman, you can use the form of address Mrs.
• In order not to make a mistake, you should use Mrs when addressing married women, e.g. E.g. if you are introduced to an English couple at a business lunch.
• If you are communicating with the mother of an English-speaking friend, you should also speak to her as Mrs, even if the parents are divorced or the mother is widowed, for example.

When Ms is in use

• Ms is the abbreviation for "Miss", which translates as Fräulein. In contrast to German, where Fräulein is old-fashioned and no longer used, Ms is very common in English-speaking countries.


Miss, Mrs and Ms - difference

While there is only one polite form of address for women in German, in English it is ...

• Whenever you speak to a young woman, always name her Ms.
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• If you do not know whether a woman is married, you would also prefer to use the term Ms.
• For example, if you want to address a stewardess or waitress, you should address her with Ms, even if it is an elderly lady.
• Especially in the professional field and when women keep their family names after marriage, they also call themselves Ms.

With these guidelines you can be confident in the English language language communicate. Nowadays the regulations are also more unconventional than in the past, so that even a "wrongly" addressed lady does not immediately feel offended.