Re: punctuated abbreviations // was english spelling reform

Tristan scripsit:

> American practice is "Mr." and "Mrs." (and, presumably "Miss" and "Ms",
> though I have seen "Ms."... I guess no vowel makes it look like an
> abbreviation for something unwritable ('Miz'? 'Muz'? neither of which
> end in an 's', so 'Ms' can't be an abbreviation anyway...)).
Ms. is the normal style.  None of Mr., Mrs., and Ms. are really abbreviations
any more, though, in any variety of English.  They have completely
separated from "master" and "mistress".

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