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Mar 12, 2005 09:45
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Mlles
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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
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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
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Michel A.
: voui, t'es + rapide que moi ;-) bon weekend
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Platary (X)
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bon we à tous deux
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Pierre POUSSIN
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Philippe C. (X)
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Shaila Kamath
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Mlles
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pas de point (l'abbréviation se termine comme le mot d'origine)
lles en exposant
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GREVISSE PARAGRAPHE 110
lles en exposant
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GREVISSE PARAGRAPHE 110
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Pierre POUSSIN
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Merci, fait-y beau en Bretagne, pour une fois Londres est sous le soleil ;-)
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Lys Nguyen
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Merci
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Comment: "Merci pour votre aide !"
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Misses
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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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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.
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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