Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Mesdemoiselles

English translation:

Misses

Added to glossary by mchd
Mar 12, 2005 09:45
19 yrs ago
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French term

Mesdemoiselles

Non-PRO French to English Art/Literary Other
Cas rarisime d'un intitulé de courrier/de destinataires de rapport et quelle est l'abréviation ?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 Mlles
5 +2 Mlles
3 Misses

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 12, 2005:
Des talents cach�s ?? Mais en tout cas bien utiles ...
Florence Bremond Mar 12, 2005:
Zut, je deviens extra-lucide..
Michel A. Mar 12, 2005:
j'ai reclassifi� en Fr vers Ang
Non-ProZ.com Mar 12, 2005:
Merci � tous et � Oddie qui a su anticiper mon erreur ! Je cherchais effectivement l'abr�viation en anglais. Merci encore et bon week-end !

Proposed translations

+7
4 mins
Selected

Mlles

Vérif. Antidote

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-12 09:58:34 GMT)
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Sauf si c\'était pour le traduire en anglais ?
\"The rare plural of Ms. is Mses.\" - Wikipedia

http://www.bartleby.com/61/84/M0458400.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Michel A. : voui, t'es + rapide que moi ;-) bon weekend
2 mins
agree Platary (X)
4 mins
bon we à tous deux
agree Pierre POUSSIN
10 mins
agree Philippe C. (X)
15 mins
agree Shaila Kamath
46 mins
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
agree Anna Maria Augustine (X)
3 hrs
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+2
5 mins

Mlles

Declined
pas de point (l'abbréviation se termine comme le mot d'origine)

lles en exposant

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-12 09:51:24 GMT)
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GREVISSE PARAGRAPHE 110
Peer comment(s):

agree Pierre POUSSIN
9 mins
Merci, fait-y beau en Bretagne, pour une fois Londres est sous le soleil ;-)
agree Lys Nguyen
3 hrs
Merci
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11 hrs

Misses

Declined
Courtesy Titles: Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.

Appear: envelope, inside address, salutation
Precede: full name or surname only
Mr. Jonathan Campbell, Miss Campbell
Separated from name by comma: no
Special Rules: Mr. is never used in the typed or the written signature.
Mrs., Miss, and Ms. are optional in the typed signature, but they must be enclosed in parentheses.
(Miss) Adele Johnston
Mrs., Miss, and Ms. are used in the typed signature when the woman has a preference about being addressed as Miss, Mrs., or Ms.
Mrs., Miss, and Ms. are never used in the written signature.
Never use Ms. with a woman’s married name. Ms. Janet Litz, not Ms. David Arwood
Plurals: Mr.—Messrs. Mrs.—Mesdames Miss—Misses Ms.—Mses., Mss.


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Note added at 11 hrs 27 mins (2005-03-12 21:12:19 GMT)
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There is no abbreviation for \"miss\", single or plural

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/abbreviations.htm



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Note added at 11 hrs 30 mins (2005-03-12 21:15:16 GMT)
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Unless you know for a fact that these women wish to be addressed as \"Miss\", it is more politically correct to use \"Ms.\", as Oddie stated. The abbreviation Ms. has now largely replaced Miss or Mrs. Many women prefer this title because it does not reveal their marital status.
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