How to approach an unfamiliar lady in Russia?No universal appeal: girl, woman, lady, lady - everyone uses these other options according to your own taste.Foreigners do with this situation is somewhat better: frёken and frou in Sweden frolyayn Frau in Germany, senorita, and the lord in Spain, Mademoiselle and Madame France, Miss and Mrs. English-speaking countries - England, USA, Australia, Canada and a number of other.It seems to be between these words is not much of a difference.Still, there are nuances that are not known to all.
It would seem, why so strictly separate Mrs and Miss?The difference in the two letters, and there is a lot of questions.How better to turn to a strange lady?There is a large amount of doubt when it comes to non-personal communication and business correspondence.
difference between Miss and Mrs. is that the first treatment is applied to the unfamiliar young and unmarried women, whereas the second - only to married and widowhood."Mrs." can be called a lady older, if confidence in her marital status is not.
When the treatment is added to the name, you need to carefully choose between "Mrs." and "Miss".The difference is the same - marital status.However, in this case the ladies a little more inclined to take offense, if an unmarried woman to say, "Mrs."Therefore, when in doubt it is better to use "girlish" option.In an extreme case, you can apologize and make some nice compliment.
As for business correspondence, this has long been the case is simpler, as more and more into use include a neutral option "Ms", but focuses on the marital status companion.Although in some cases, which will be discussed later, in official letters used as 'Miss' and 'Mrs'.There is a difference here, though, in general, use neutral "Ms."or "Ms" - presence or absence of a point depends on a European or American is in correspondence.
Still, in some cases, the business letter marital status can and should be emphasized.This is done, for example, in the official invitation to any event where they are meant the whole family.Then there is the transfer of: Mr, Mrs and Miss, if we are talking about a man, his wife and daughter.It is obvious that in such cases the use of a neutral treatment completely inappropriate, organic will look just "Mrs." and "Miss".The difference between this and other cases that are emphasizing kinship and marital status will give completely natural.
But perhaps in the future, and in these cases will be used something neutral, as in Europe, in full raging feminist sentiment.Women are not configured to advertise their marital status, so is the use of individual appeals to married or unmarried ladies sexism.Last year, France has been prohibited from using official documents circulation "Mademoiselle", which has been replaced by "Madame".
So in circulation "Mrs" and "Miss" the difference is still quite large.And it's not in marital status, but rather in relation to those around him.In the future, perhaps, still remains one thing, not only in business correspondence, and in person, and is still puzzle over what word it is better to use.
