4. Punctuation marks

 

PUNCTUATION MARKS

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Man or woman? Single or married?

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Mr Mrs Miss Ms
 /ˈmɪstə(r)/ /ˈmɪsɪz/ /mɪs/ /məz/
 a man a married woman a single woman a (single or married?) woman

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Mr & Mrs Smith are...

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...married.

...single.

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Miss Rodemark is...

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...a single woman.

...a married woman.

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Ms Lynch is...

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...a single woman.

...a woman. We don't know if she is married or not.

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Mr Ward is...

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...a married woman.

...a man.

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