Mrs vs My - What's the difference?
mrs | my |
(UK) A title used before an adult female's name or surname. Traditionally reserved for married individuals and used with the married surname.
* 1775 , (Richard Brinsley Sheridan), ''(The Rivals):
*, chapter=12
, title= Belonging to me.
(dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
As an initialism mrs
is materials research society.As a noun my is
midge, blackfly, midget, gnat or my can be mu (greek letter).mrs
English
Abbreviation
(Mmes)- Mrs Malaprop said, “He’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
Derived terms
* missus * missesSee also
* Ms * Miss * Dr * MrAnagrams
* English suppletive nounsmy
English
(wikipedia my)Etymology 1
From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).Determiner
- Don't you know my name?
- I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived terms
(terms derived using my) * my arse * my ass * my bad * my eye * my fellow Americans * my foot * my God * my goodness * my gosh * my pleasure * my son * my way or the highway * my wordSee also
(English personal pronouns)Etymology 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lordInterjection
(en interjection)- My , what big teeth you have!