Yes but it did come, and took place as the common usage. So much so that Ms. Is used to describe a woman both with and without reference to marital status.
I’m down with using Mrs. not to refer to marital status but imo just going with Ms. Is clearer and easier because of how deeply associated Mrs. Is with it.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Mrs. originally comes from mistress, which is why it retains the r.
untorquer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yes but from same source also wife
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That came later though, as in “I had dinner with the Mrs last night.”
untorquer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yes but it did come, and took place as the common usage. So much so that Ms. Is used to describe a woman both with and without reference to marital status.
I’m down with using Mrs. not to refer to marital status but imo just going with Ms. Is clearer and easier because of how deeply associated Mrs. Is with it.
merc@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
But no “r” sound.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Correct. I didn’t say there was an r sound, but that it was going off of the spelling. I agree there’s no r sound.