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Thread #38421   Message #542420
Posted By: sophocleese
05-Sep-01 - 10:05 AM
Thread Name: First or Last name? And Mrs or Madam?
Subject: RE: First or Last name? And Mrs or Madam?
Coming from a Quaker background I tend not to use Miss, Master, Ms, Mrs, or Mr. I like to be called by my first name. I always address people in the fashion they wish to be addressed, starting more formally in introductions.

If I were to use a prefix I would use Ms. I have no hesitation in being, rightfully or wrongfully, associated with Militant Feminists. Without them my life and the lives of many who don't like them would be a hell of a lot worse. Think of that when you fill out your voter's registration and are wondering whether to use Miss, Ms, or Mrs.