How do you pronounce Ms?

[Lio]

I've always rhymed it with fizz but some people do that sort of nothingy vowel sound in the middle so that's it's more like Mzz.

I say Mzz, but I don't know which is correct. I just presumed Mzz.

I think I pronounce it somewhere between Mzz and Mizz. But not sure how to write that

I am now sitting here going Mizz, Mizz, Mzzz, Mzzz ...

Mzz

Oh no, if Mzz wins then I stand to lose face with dh, who says Mzz!

It is supposed to be Mizz - it is an abbreviation of Mistress, just like Mrs and Miss are.
But in practice so many people don't understand if you say that, so I tend to say Mizz if I am talking to people who might understand and Mzz the rest of the time!

wiki on history of the term

Oh good, I can still say Mizz with pride then.

I tend to say Mzz, in order to distinguish between that and Miss with people who are about to jump to the conclusion that I am much-divorced and/or a bit of a black widow.

Kind of sounds like the second half of the word "mummers". Which is obviously a word I use all the time...

It's definitely Mizz for me - I can't stand he sound Mzz for some reason!

Mzz, but sounds clumsy (and I am one)

My idea would be to abolish the whole Mr/Mrs/Ms etc and just have firstname secondname - unless you have a special title such as Dr, Rev etc...

I hate Mizz/Mzz, i find it offensive!!
Don't ask me...

I say Mzz. (Actually more like Muzz, with an "ugh" type sound in the middle)

Agree with Rhinestone about abolishing male/female titles.

....plus we would sound all Shakespearean, which would be fun.

yea, verily!

Yes, my favourite would be to get rid of male/female titles too.

I love it that we've all been very good and, at her request, not asked why ILovedYou hates Ms

Oooh, oooh, ooh!

Can I point you ladies who're on my facebook in the direction of the note I've just written about using Ms? I'd like to know if I've got it all right or if you think there's anything else I should add.

Btw, I say it 'Mizz', but then in my accent 'Mizz' and 'Miss' sound quite different.

Very pleased for your excitement, LRD

I say a sort of 'mzz/'muzz'...

But I worked in a school where all the female teachers were called 'Miss' but written Ms. I liked it. (Better than the weird PRU I taught at where we were called Miss Firstname/Mr Firstname like some sort of weird colonial throwback...)

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