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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by marcianx on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:48PM (#50463173)
Yes, for married women.

Miss indicated that a woman was unmarried. Mrs indicated that she was. Ms was added to behave like Mr in that it doesn't indicate marital status.

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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by t-3 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:06AM (#50464771)
Isn't Ms just a contraction of Miss? I've never heard of a distinction between the two.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by ethbr1 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:20AM (#50464887)
They're distinct in American English.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by t-3 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:07AM (#50465580)
Is it a regional thing? I've lived in the Midwest mostly and never heard of this.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by zarzavat on Thursday November 12, 2026 @07:06AM (#50465992)
I don't think so. In the UK the default is also Ms unless a preference has been expressed for Miss/Mrs.

Especially in a business context, it would be unprofessional to ask if a woman is married or not merely for determining which title to use. Unless you want to have an affair with her, of course.

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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by t-3 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @07:38AM (#50466286)
I've always used Miss as the default when I don't know. Maybe everyone else has been using Mizz and I just didn't hear the difference.
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by rafram on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:57AM (#50465150)
No, there is no contraction of Miss and no expansion of Ms. (which is pronounced “mizz”).
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Re:Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship with Nvidia Ex... by everdrive on Thursday November 12, 2026 @09:36AM (#50467981)
Does it stand for something? Just it stand for Mizz?
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