To think Ms isn't pronounced the same as Miss?

[MelAndShoe]

I want to change to be known as Ms. When looking on google about how to do that I came across a mn thread where there was some debate over pronunciation. Now I'm genuinely unsure...but obviously have to make a "Statement" for you to agree/disagree with to get a vote!

I've heard Ms being mis mizz and miss being well...miss. but thread seemed to suggest that was nonsense and both should be miss.

So yanbu is they are pronounced differently
Yabu is they are the same.

It's Mzzzz

Miss = well, miss
Ms = mizz, rhymes with fizz

That's my understanding, anyway!

I've always heard and pronounced Ms as muhz.

Only an absolute Benny would say miss

Ms = Mizz, like the magazine was called.

I lived in England for three years, used Ms if I was required to fill in a title in a form, but never quite figured out how to pronounce it...

In my defense we don't really have the z-sound in my language, so I'm not very good at it, and also we stopped using titles 40 years ago here.

Ms is defo Mizz

It's mzzz

I've always pronounced "Ms" as Mizz.

It's pronounced Muzzzz like buzz
It's meant to sound neither like Mrs or Miss but somewhere in between.,

I've always been a Ms, and would pronounce it Mzz if it came up, but I absolutely don't care about it being said Miss either.

Ms doesn’t rhyme with fizz! There is no i!

Miz

Ms rhymes with Jizz minus the i

So by your logic Shirley Mr should be pronounced mrrr

It should be Mz.

But if you work in a school;

Miss = Miss
Ms = Miss
Mrs = Miss

After a while 20 minutes , it's really not worth worrying about anymore.

It depends. If you are a female teacher it doesn't matter if it is spelled 'Dr', it's still pronounced 'Miss'.

It’s definitely muzz

I use ms and pronounce is mzzz.
I’ve noticed when askinf for your title 99% of people say are you miss or mrs? And then I feel pretentious saying ms.
But I prefer it as it doesn’t give away my marital status - like mr for a man. I don’t see why women should have their marital status in neon letters when men don’t.

😂 Mitzik, snap

Mizz, like the 90s mag!

Reminds me of my secondary English teacher who made a huge deal about pronunciation mzzzzzzz not miss. 10 minute lecture of on to pronounce it. We were like as 12 years olds so do not care.

I've never been sure if it's miz or muz. I wouldn't say "mizz" (to be that has more focused on the zzzz sound). It's like a shorter z sound in my head. I only think "muz" because I had a teacher who said she was Ms (muz) teacher.

So by your logic Shirley Mr should be pronounced mrrr

I think Mr is an abbreviated form of 'Mister' so that's how you say it. Same with 'Dr'- it's the first and last letters of doctor.

It's definitely Mizz and to the poster who said it can't be because there is no i, by your crazy logic how on earth do you pronounce Mrs!