Current Events > why is the abbreviation for "Misses" Mrs. ?

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theres no R in misses
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"Mister" and "mistress"? Maybe it didn't always mean "ilicit secret lover on the side", but the actual lady of the house.
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maybe.
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I think of it as Mr's.

Like she belonged to Mr.

But that might way off
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Antifar posted...

I think of it as Mr's.

Like she belonged to Mr.

But that might way off

thats racist.
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cause of the way people used to talk. like hey mersers smith
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According to wikipedia:

Mrs originated as a contraction of the honorific Mistress, the feminine of Mister, or Master, which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. The split into Mrs for married women and Miss for unmarried began during the 17th century;[1][2] the 17th century also saw the coinage of a new unmarked option Ms with a return of this usage appearing in the 20th century.

So @Laserion is right on the money.
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Mrs originated as a contraction of the honorific Mistress, the feminine of Mister, or Master, which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. The split into Mrs for married women and Miss for unmarried began during the 17th century;[1][2] the 17th century also saw the coinage of a new unmarked option Ms with a return of this usage appearing in the 20th century.
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Antifar posted...

I think of it as Mr's.

Like she belonged to Mr.

But that might way off

Kinda what I think. It says theres two people, a mr and a ms, so Mrs.
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Mrs is what you get when you insert a Mr into a Ms.
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DevsBro posted...

Mrs is what you get when you insert a Mr into a Ms.

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"I now pronounce you Mister and Misses [insert husband's last name here]"
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