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UK [məz] / UK [mɪz] / US [mɪz]

Words that avoid giving offence: Ms:

Ms can be used as a title for all women, whether they are married or not. Mrs is usually only used for married women who have the same family name as their husband. Miss is used as a title for unmarried women, and sometimes married women who did not change their name when they got married, but many women now consider this old-fashioned and prefer to use Ms as their title.

used as a formal title in front of the name of a woman, whether she is married or not, when talking to her or about her

Ms Gloria Johnson

Can I help you, Ms Jones?