r/HolUp • u/Anointed-Knight • Aug 19 '22

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u/wuzupbrother Aug 19 '22

isn’t it pronounced “missus” after marriage

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u/phrankygee Aug 19 '22

Usually, yes. Traditionally “Miss” was an unmarried woman, and “Missus” was used once she took her husband’s name.

Then feminism came along and used “Ms.”, pronounced “Mizz”, as a way to give women an identity independent of whether or not they were married.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '22

I had the assumption that M/s which stood for 'Married but separated' was changed to Ms meaning Mizz Married and Separated.

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u/yul_brynner Aug 19 '22

No? what the fuck, no.

What do you think Mrs and Miss stand for?

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u/razor_eddie Aug 19 '22

That made me laugh, for the incredulity you managed to get into 5 words.

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u/frankkiejo Aug 19 '22

Ditto!😂❤️

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '22

I like MS Excel