Cover letter. Ms. or Mrs.? I know she is married after a little research. Do I put Mrs. or keep it formal with Ms.?

1/6/2010 4:23:31 PM

she is married. it is mrs.

1/6/2010 4:24:24 PM

Yeah, Mrs. (husband's full name). Do it. Don't be scared.

1/6/2010 4:25:12 PM

If you know--and particularly if you might be expected to know--that the woman at issue is married, use "Mrs." In other situations that the woman's marital status is unknown, use "Ms."

1/6/2010 4:28:57 PM

Ms. might not be right, but Little Ms. can't be wrong

1/6/2010 4:29:15 PM

haha^

1/6/2010 4:30:23 PM

Slave Famous has me laughing out loud at work.

1/6/2010 4:35:03 PM

What is it a cover letter for? According to my CSO cover letter handbook:

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"In business correspondence addressed to women, use Ms. instead of Miss or Mrs. “Ms.” is marital-status-neutral, and has been adopted because in a business context, marital status is completely irrelevant. Further, if a married woman uses her birth name (and how would you know?), addressing her as “Mrs.” would be incorrect. "

1/6/2010 4:38:35 PM

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"Yeah, Mrs. (husband's full name the last name she uses). Do it. Don't be scared."

Some women actually retain their last name after marriage, you know. And I would never put the husband's FULL name, only his last name (if she has adopted his last name).

BUT, I would go with Ms., regardless of her marital status, and regardless of whether you know it or not. That's how you do it, formally speaking.


[Edited on January 6, 2010 at 4:40 PM. Reason : ]

1/6/2010 4:38:50 PM

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"in a business context, marital status is completely irrelevant"

i was going to post this but i see it has been mentioned so i will reiterate. marital status is irrelevant in this situation and using "mrs." would make you look immature in my opinion

1/6/2010 6:01:47 PM

She should just appreciate that a male is taking time out of his day to actually address her.

1/6/2010 6:02:44 PM

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"Ms. might not be right, but Little Ms. can't be wrong"

Winner.

1/6/2010 6:03:07 PM

I'd never use Ms. for a married woman - many are proud that they are married and want the prefix for recognition. She's married, use Mrs.

1/6/2010 6:20:02 PM

nice searchable thread title

1/6/2010 6:38:46 PM

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"I'd never use Ms. for a married woman - many are proud that they are married and want the prefix for recognition. She's married, use Mrs."

As has been mentioned repeatedly, this is irrelevant.

Business context: be professional = use Ms. Not Mrs. or Miss.

1/6/2010 6:39:03 PM

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"marital status is irrelevant in this situation"

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"use Ms."

1/6/2010 7:14:19 PM

Start it off like this:

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"Look, I don't know who told you to put shoes on and leave the kitchen, but..."

1/6/2010 7:17:22 PM