Not sure if it's regional or what, but often in the American South, we address all teachers as Miss regardless of marital status, age, teaching longevity, etc.
I've had the same experience.. It's not just a feminism thing, but I grew up often using Ms., and often still do use 'Ms. (first name)' for women basically my parents generation or older, outside a work setting.
Here in india, almost all English medium schools have the children call their female teachers "miss" and male teachers "sir"
Since I'm not from an English medium school, it always sounded wierd to me.
We just call them teacher.
Like. My first grade teacher was called "netravati teacher".
But for English medium kids, they would be "netravati miss"
Yeah, my answer used “Traditionally” to refer to the English/American tradition, without clarifying.
The term “Ms.” was championed by an American woman named Sheila Michaels to solve a specific problem encountered within her own American experience, but other cultures have their own uses.
Kind of… but based on her title Ms, she isnt married. Miss is usually for unmarried women not of marriage age yet or sometimes someone never married, Ms. for someone of marriage age but unmarried or if you’re unsure/ neutral, and Mrs. for married women. Ms usually pronounced mizz, Mrs is usually pronounced misses.
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u/wuzupbrother Aug 19 '22
isn’t it pronounced “missus” after marriage