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nonethewiser • today at 2:12 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

>It is generally considered polite to address a woman by Ms. rather than Mrs., unless the preference of the woman in question is clearly known.

Hm. Weird. Never seen that before. Let's check the source, emilypost.com:

>Mx. Is the universal title that can be used by anyone. It is gender non-identifying. Even if you identify specifically with a gender you may still use Mx. and you may see Mx. used when the sender is unaware of your title.

https://emilypost.com/advice/guide-to-addressing-corresponde...

OK, im out. I'm immediately out.


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JeremyNT • today at 2:23 AM

> Hm. Weird. Never seen that before. Let's check the source, emilypost.com

This is taught to children in the United States. I didn't go to an especially good school and I remember it to this day. If you're not from the US the custom may be different.

Perhaps you will consider the advice from Grammarly [0] as a more acceptable source.

[0] https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commonly-confused-words/ms-mr...

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