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Subject:Re: "Ms." or "Ms"? From:Binion Amerson <aba -at- OC -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 9 Mar 1994 12:38:34 -0800
Elizabeth Vollbach wrote:
> This may seem like a petty argument, I know, but, please, can someone
> settle it? My coworker (Kevin the Antagonist) says it's "Ms." and so
> does Webster's, which Kevin says is proof enough. But could Webster's
> be wrong? I think it's "Ms" because, I think, "Ms" isn't an
> abbreviation like "Mrs." Is there proof other than Webster's?
The Chicago Style Manual and Words Into Type both agree with Webster's.
"Ms." is correct.
Binion Amerson
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