For some time ,businessmen in America have used Ms before a woman*s name when they do not know whether the woman is married or not .
Today ,however ,many American women like to use Ms better than Mrs and Miss .The word Mr does not tell us whether a man is married or not . Many women think this is an advantage for men .They want to be aequal to (与……平等)men in this way .These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not .
There are some problems with Ms ,however .Not all women like to use it .Some like the older ways of doing things.Some find it difficult to pronunce (Ms sounds like [miz]).But young women like it better than older ones do .Perhaps Ms will be used by more American women before long .