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[–] 97 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I know there’s no logic, but it’s funny to imagine it’s because it’s pronounced Mrs. Sippy

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    How do you pronounce "Mrs" so that there's an "r" sound in it?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    "His property"

    Otherwise it's just Ms.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    Mrs. originally comes from mistress, which is why it retains the r.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yes but from same source also wife

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    That came later though, as in “I had dinner with the Mrs last night.”

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes but it did come, and took place as the common usage. So much so that Ms. Is used to describe a woman both with and without reference to marital status.

    I'm down with using Mrs. not to refer to marital status but imo just going with Ms. Is clearer and easier because of how deeply associated Mrs. Is with it.

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