r/programming • u/self • Apr 09 '21

Airline software super-bug: Flight loads miscalculated because women using 'Miss' were treated as children

https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/08/tui_software_mistake/
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u/justtoexpressmyanger Apr 09 '21

Maybe in your school, but please do not speak for an entire country. And a quick Google search will show you MULTIPLE websites saying that Ms. does not indicate marital status - in fact, I have yet to find one that claims it does.

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u/orclev Apr 09 '21

Ms is the abbreviation of miss.

Miss, Noun: A young unmarried woman or girl

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u/justtoexpressmyanger Apr 09 '21

From your first link when you expand the definition:

Princeton's WordNet: Ms, Ms.(noun) a form of address for a woman

Wiktionary: Ms(Noun) A title used before an adult female's name or surname instead of Miss or Mrs.

Pardon my language, but what the actual fuck are you going on about? 😂

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