Re: punctuated abbreviations // was english spelling reform
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 18, 2002, 6:53 |
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Tristan wrote:
> So, indeed, Commonwealth practice is for 'Mr' and 'Mrs'
Ah, okay. I haven't been following this thread much. :-/
> though I have seen "Ms."... I guess no vowel makes it look like an
> abbreviation for something unwritable
Well, as I understand it, Ms. is derived from Mrs.
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