ANSWERS: 3
  • According to what I understand, you wouldn't use miss because that would seclude her to not have been married. You wouldn't use Mrs. because that would mean that she was married. So that would leave it to Ms. The only time you would use the full name is if you are of higher status than this woman. i.e. if you were this woman's boss you would write Ms. "first name, "possible middle initial", "last name". if you are writing to your boss and she happens to be your boss, Ms. "last name" is fine. anything more could be seen as disrespectful. if you are unsure of status, never assume that you are higher than this person and use Ms. "last name". I hope that this information helps.
  • Use Ms. If the person is offended, it's their own fault (or the fault of the person who supplied you with the name) for not telling you what it was. But then again, in most circumstances, the name will probably come with the title anyway.
  • Well, I'm in my 40s, and I've never been married. "Miss" feels disrespectful, as if I am seen as a little girl instead of a grown woman. "Mrs." is just simply incorrect, since I've never been married. I'm OK with no title at all, but if one is needed, I would prefer "Ms." far above the other two.

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