# Question for the ladies: Miss, Mrs., or Ms?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-miss-mrs-or-ms/752035>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 12, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-miss-mrs-or-ms/752035 "2016-04-12T19:32:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-miss-mrs-or-ms/752035/41 "2016-04-16T20:01:13Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> I don’t like titles. Why are they even necessary?

To politely address people in a formal context, or whom we do not personally know.

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-miss-mrs-or-ms/752035/42 "2016-04-16T23:30:00Z")

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Ms, regardless of my marital status (which is the point).

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