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t-3 • today at 9:06 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Isn't Ms just a contraction of Miss? I've never heard of a distinction between the two.


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rafram • today at 9:57 AM

No, there is no contraction of Miss and no expansion of Ms. (which is pronounced “mizz”).

ethbr1 • today at 9:20 AM

They're distinct in American English.

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