Ms, Mrs or Miss?

[NYCgrrl]

Mademoiselle is literally my young lady.
ma ( my) demoiselle ( a young unmarried lady)

And "Ma'am is literally, a contraction of "ma" and "dame"
Thanks for the mademoiselle history and correction.

 

[NYCgrrl]

I rarely hear it other than when someone is calling after someone "Ma'am, you forgot your umbrella" Or "Ma'am you dropped a wad of $100 bills." Miss could also be used in these instances.

Miss, Ma'am, Ms., Mrs. I really don't care. I get more annoyed with people miss spelling my first name. Especially when they have been told several times the correct spelling.

My first and maiden last name combined and solo make for many mistakes in spelling and pronunciation. Adding my married last name to the mix just made a new new something for others to wrap their tongues around, LOL.
I no longer care as long as I'm not called late for dinner.

 

[kaytieeldr]

My son calls his married daycare provider Miss Jane.

Way, way, way back in the barely color television age, there was an afternoon show called Romper Room. The hostess was always called - by herself and others - Miss ____.

I'd really just prefer everyone call me by my first name.

Agreed. I can see using titles of there's any possibility of gender-neutral names (I once had an interview with a Dana, and think I had my surprise when I was greeted by a man. Odd, because I grew up with a boy named Dana.

Anyway, speaking of using/not using titles, imagine going into a club as an adult, and not addressing the bartenders as Mr. ____. Yep. Three of my junior high teachers were moonlighting as bartenders.

 

[L&Lfan]

Dana Andrews... man

 

[disneychrista]

Odd, because I grew up with a boy named Dana.

My daughters' father is a male Dana. Even funnier because he went on to marry a woman named Jonnie.

 

[maxaroni]

Friends of DS27 are getting married and both have the same first name. A name popular for nothing boys and girls

 

[disykat]

I don't really care, BUT.... Back in the 80's when a friend and I were both recent graduates substitute teaching we conducted an experiment. She preferred to go by Ms, I preferred to go by Miss. We started asking the classes, generally between grades 1 and 9, what they thought those words meant. Pretty much across the board they thought Ms meant divorced. Obviously this was a long time ago, but I've always thought of it. It's one thing people thinking about your marital status by your title, it's even worse people speculating your divorce status by title!

 

[DisneySwede]

Ugh the worst at Disney is when they call me Mrs. my husbands last name. Then you're not even trying since I clearly have a different last name.

 

[Hikergirl]

When in doubt use Ms. I works for both married and single.

Ms. / Miss both sound the same.

I don’t understand the hate for use of Ma’am to address an adult female.

When someone calls me Ma'am it makes me feel like an old lady
I don't get upset about it but I think to myself- oh no do I look old enough to be a ma'am LOL

 

[FlightlessDuck]

At church, female teachers are addressed as "Miss firstname". Not sure why.

If I would communicate with customer at my work, it was always "Ms." (Miz)

 

[Silvermist999]

When someone calls me Ma'am it makes me feel like an old lady
I don't get upset about it but I think to myself- oh no do I look old enough to be a ma'am LOL

The worst is when the person is clearly much older than me and they still call me ma’am

 

[Deb & Bill]

Way, way, way back in the barely color television age, there was an afternoon show called Romper Room. The hostess was always called - by herself and others - Miss ____.

Agreed. I can see using titles of there's any possibility of gender-neutral names (I once had an interview with a Dana, and think I had my surprise when I was greeted by a man. Odd, because I grew up with a boy named Dana.

Anyway, speaking of using/not using titles, imagine going into a club as an adult, and not addressing the bartenders as Mr. ____. Yep. Three of my junior high teachers were moonlighting as bartenders.

Miss Frances.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I'm a Mrs., but the kids at school seem to call the teachers Ms. Last Name, and that is fine with me. The kids do call the ladies in the office Miss First Name and our two pre-k teachers go by Miss first Name.

Honestly, I can't really hear any difference between Miss and Ms when someone pronounces them.

 

[jo-jo]

[QUOTE="tzolkin, post: 61483975, member: 172505
Miss Firstname? Or Miss Lastname? Miss First name regardless of marital status is very common. It’s being more familiar, but showing more respect than just using an adult’s first name. I’m some cultures kids will call adults they are close to “aunt/uncle” even if they’re not related.
[/QUOTE]

Miss firstname. With my own kids, we had a few "aunt, uncles" We even had a "grandpa" at a nursing home. His name was the same as my brother so the Uncle title was already taken and the gentleman was old enough to be a grandpa.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Ugh the worst at Disney is when they call me Mrs. my husbands last name. Then you're not even trying since I clearly have a different last name.

Don't feel bad. Of late, I make all the vacation reservations and use my cards to pay for it so various people call the man, Mr. my last name. He doesn't bother to correct anyone though since he's really my pool boy......

 

[PrincessShmoo]

There are cultures where young females are addressed one way and older females are addressed another, regardless of marital status.

I believe it had to do with showing respect for the older, more experienced, people in a community.

For me, personally, I don't mind "Miss" or "Mrs.". I really don't care for "Ms" as I don't like the "politically correct" changes in our society for the most part.

 

[NYCgrrl]

There are cultures where young females are addressed one way and older females are addressed another, regardless of marital status.

I believe it had to do with showing respect for the older, more experienced, people in a community.

For me, personally, I don't mind "Miss" or "Mrs.". I really don't care for "Ms" as I don't like the "politically correct" changes in our society for the most part.

The origins of "Ms." actually dates back to the 17th century and was revived about half a century ago. Not really current events in the politically correct sphere.

 

[jo-jo]

Just tell them to call you "Hun". Short for Honey if you aren't aware of US slang. Darlin' is another suggestion.

I once had a CM at the front desk at BLT refer to me as hun. I thought it was the oddest thing. At a diner, sure. Front desk at disney seemed out of place.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

The origins of "Ms." actually dates back to the 17th century and was revived about half a century ago. Not really current events in the politically correct sphere.

Revived in order to be politically correct in how to address a female you are unsure of their marital status.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Front desk at disney seemed out of place.

Not if it's in Florida. People seem to forget that Florida is in the south.