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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:22 am  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

Dear friends,

You know, in French, when there is a mister Roland, we write in abbreviation: M.Roland.
When there are more than one mister Roland, we write in abbreviation: MM.Rolands.
So, in English, how to write in abbreviation in plural these words:

Mr. Thomas.
Miss Murphy.
Ms. Murphy.
Mrs. Reley.

What I'd like to ask, that is how to write the 4 above terms (title+noun) in abbreviation in plural, that means how to change them in plural, including the change of the title and the change of the noun?

Many thanks.

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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Tue Jul 25, 2006 19:29 pm  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

Hi

The plural forms are pretty rarely used, but if you happen to need one, here they are:

(Mr) Messrs Thomas
(Miss) Misses Murphy
(Ms) Mses/Mss Murphy
(Mrs) Mesdames Reley

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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:25 am  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

Hi Amy,

So, if I put a stop behind each title and I change all proper noun in plural, is that still correct?

Messrs. Thomases
Misses. Murphies
Mses./Mss. Murphies
Mesdames. Releys

Thanks
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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:36 am  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

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No stops after complete words, VK-- and I believe that BrE does away with stops everywhere.
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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:54 am  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

Van Khanh wrote:
Hi Amy,

So, if I put a stop behind each title and I change all proper noun in plural, is that still correct?

Messrs. Thomases Thomas
Misses. Murphies Murphy
Mses./Mss. Murphies Murphy
Mesdames. Releys Reley

Hi Khanh

Messrs. Thomas = for example: Mr. John Thomas and Mr. Samuel Thomas
(Do not make the last name plural)

As MM noted, Misses and Mesdames are full words and would never need a period ("full stop"). I personally don't like using a period with "Ms" because "Ms" isn't really an abbreviation of anything (in the usual sense), but rather simply an invented form of address. Laughing

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Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:07 pm  Abbreviation: Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs
 

Many many thanks for both you, Mr Micawber and
Amy.

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