Further, Ms. is often preferred by both single and married women as a mask of their marital status. For the same reason one cannot tell by the title Mr. whether or not a man is married, a woman can chose to go by Ms., which has no marital connotations. It is a matter of personal preference.

I am a “single” mother of two, but live with my boyfriend who is my children’s father. It is a personal choice that we are not married, but for all intents and purposes could be. I go by Ms. simply because I feel that Miss has a more “naive” and “innocent” sound to it, and I am definitely not either of those.

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The difference between “ms” and “miss” is: “is”!

Ms is a safe prefix to use to address a woman whose marital status is not known. It is pronounced ‘miz’.

Miss means she isn’t married

Ms = You don’t know whether the woman is married or not.

Miss = The woman isn’t married.

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