Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nigello Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ms does not necessarily denote marital status. > > Some married women use it with a surname that > > maybe is their married name but not > necessarily. > > > But that's exactly my point! > > Ms does not denote marital status, in exactly the > same way that Mr does not denote marital status. > > And I thought that "master" used to be used for > young boys, though I don't know at what age they > became "mister/Mr". > > And I know many women who are quite happy to use > Miss and Mrs. Each to their own 🙂 > > But to the best of my knowledge adult men have > never acknowledged their marital status by > changing their title. > > I wonder why that would be 🙄 Some guys still like Esq. on their post. Is that ok?