Titles: Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms.

Personal Titles are the words that go in front of someone’s name. The most common salutations are “Mr.”, “Ms.”, “Mrs.”, and “Miss”

How to use personal titles:

Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss are titles that are used before surnames or full names as a sign of respect.

• Mr. is a title used before a surname or full name of a male, whether he is married or not. Mr. is an abbreviation for Mister, it is pronounced like the word Mister.
• Mrs. is a title used before a surname or full name of a married female. Mrs. is an abbreviation for the word Missus, it is pronounced like the word Missus.
• Miss is a title used before a surname or full name of an unmarried female. Miss is an abbreviation of mistress. We use Miss with a complete name when you address a card, letter, etc. to young girls, such as Miss Shannon Sperling, Miss Tammy Kim
• Ms. is a title used before a surname or full name of a female whether she is married or not.