Teddybare Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's a code. Mrs. = married/divorced/widowed Miss. = under 25 and available Ms. = something wrong with her/never married/ardent feminist/has many cats Madam = female pimp/brothel owner Ma'am = old lady Mademoiselle = hot French teacher/au pair Also, wasn't there "master" for unmarried blokes? Or was it just me getting those mails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ms drives me nuts I am officially now a mrs which I don't like either. I think it should be miss for any female! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 how about 'wench'? madam always sounds a bit pompous, but i suppose its the equivalent of Sir, i think you have to be the right sort of person to get away with calling people sir and madam without sounding a complete nob Errrrr...The yanks do it all the time (almost.... Maaam).....Draw your own conclusions!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 ... Also, wasn't there "master" for unmarried blokes? Or was it just me getting those mails? I was under the impression that Master was used for young boys and is dropped in favour of Mister at the same time as their balls go south. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I get most offended when someone calls me Mrs....Or Miss for that matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namtaB Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Surely it's all down to personal preference, "innit"? I am a divorcee, but still use Mrs, as I am not keen on "Ms", personally. and At my age I feel I'm too old to go back to using "Miss" (and in "Miss", there's shades of Dick Emery's "Mandy" -remember her, anyone?) Certainly do Plaintalker, when I was a kid one of our neighbours was the image of her.. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1680&bih=913&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=2KNyn6SB5yDonM:&imgrefurl=http://wn.com/The_Dick_Emery_Show&docid=V_VZq-EhSiekWM&imgurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/97aB71F-430/0.jpg&w=480&h=360&ei=cdPqT730EKnC0QX4iJnXBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=193&vpy=67&dur=436&hovh=188&hovw=252&tx=114&ty=104&sig=111540632347307129970&page=1&tbnh=133&tbnw=189&start=0&ndsp=48&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:104 :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curriechick Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Surely it's all down to personal preference, "innit"? I am a divorcee, but still use Mrs, as I am not keen on "Ms", personally. and At my age I feel I'm too old to go back to using "Miss" (and in "Miss", there's shades of Dick Emery's "Mandy" -remember her, anyone?) Oh Plain Talker, You are awful but I like you........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 I think it was Hattie and not Mandy that was associated with "Miss". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I think it was Hattie and not Mandy that was associated with "Miss". *stands corrected* I forgot DE did two "ladies". It was, indeed, his character, Hetty I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libuse Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ms drives me nuts I am officially now a mrs which I don't like either. I think it should be miss for any female! Why use it then? I've been married for years, kept my own surname and always use the title "Miss". It's only ever caused a very minor problem once, when an online insurance comparison site form said that picking "Miss" and ticking "married" was an error so I couldn't submit the form. They just didn't get my business. Other than that I've had no issues retaining "Miss" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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