ups :-8*rotwerd ich meine natürlich "if yes" anstatt "if not"

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I am looking for some work-experience in Cape Town in the financial services field, and, more specifically in a bank.
My preferred entry date is early October 2007 and the duration 3-4 months.

Is such a place available for me? If not, what would you recommend?


Best wishes from Germany

In a business setting, one never uses "Miss" or "Mrs." unless the person is known to prefer this title.

Dear Ms. Babutzu:
My name is ...

Colon (:) after greeting with a last name.
My (First word always capitalized)
name (only proper nouns are capitalized in English)
three to four (write out all numbers up to and including twelve)
work experience (no hyphen necessary)

But, Rupe (AE) Ms. is just an abbrevation of Miss! What are you trying to say? Only the abbrevation is acceptable?

@Lore:
related discussion: Miss Ms. Mrs.
related discussion: Ms vs. Mrs
related discussion: Mrs. vs. Ms.
related discussion: Ms, Mrs, Miss
und mehr: https://dict.leo.org/forum/alphabeticIndex.ph...

Was sollen uns die Links sagen, Mattes? Eine Antwort auf Lores Frage (Abkürzung oder nicht) enthalten sie ja nicht.

Lores Frage war
>What are you trying to say? Only the abbrevation is acceptable?
Die Links sagen: Ja.

Ms. is NOT an abbreviation of Miss!

Miss = Single woman
Mrs. = Married woman
Ms. = Marital status not specified (can be either married or unmarried)

As stated earlier, if you're not absolutely certain if the woman is married or what her preference is, use Ms. It's neutral.

What does the abbreviation Ms. then stand for, Nicole?

Ms is NOT an abbreviation - hence no '.'

...if you read some of the linked discussions, you would find the answer to your questions (that's what the links 'want to tell us')

As I said Lore, it is NOT an abbreviation, which means it's not short for anything, doesn't stand for anything, etc. It's a neutral, third form of address and entirely different from Miss and Mrs.

And bike_helmut: it does have an period in American English, just as Mrs. does. It's British English that uses "Mrs" and "Ms" (no period).

Nicole: yes, I realize that AE convention seems to be Ms with a period, even though it's not an abbreviation - I just can't bring myself to do it - it just feels wrong.
Anyway, I guess it's more of a personal preference and I shouldn't have made it sound like a general rule.

"Ms." is actually a made-up word, so I wouldn't argue the grammar of it too much. It was invented in the 60's or 70's from the women's liberation movement. Women fought having to be labelled by their marital status (Miss or Mrs.) when men didn't have such a distinction. So they came up with Ms. (pronounced "mizz"). Today it is the norm in business correspondence.

Would you adress a female co-worker in spoken English as "MIZZ" as well, or does that sound as artifical als "Studierende" (euphemism for "Studenten" which is labelled "sexist" by feminists)?

No, you would address all co-workers by their first names.

Yes, you would address a female client, high-level boss or any business contact you do not know well as Ms., unless you know that she prefers Mrs., Miss, or Dr.

It will not sound strange unless the "z" is not clearly pronounced. It should not sound like the "s" of "Miss".

So, a "German" pronunciation would expose you to the risk of putting your foot in it! Good to know!