Little Miss Know Your Place - Are You a Miss, a Ms or a Mrs?
Jessica Bower
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Posted 19.05.2012
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UK Lifestyle
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Within British culture, being designated 'the missus' carries significantly less glamorous and dignified connotations than 'Madame'. The anodyne and slightly self-conscious 'Ms' is hardly more appealing, although it does at least attempt to define women independent of their marital status.
