Hi Naomi,

Miss is an unmarried woman and Ms is for when the marital status is unknown


>Hi Andrews,
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>Mr. = Mister
>Mrs. = Mistress (e.g. married woman)
>Ms. = Miss (e.g. unmarried woman, but used in US more often than Mrs. since the woman marrital status may be unknown to the caller).
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>But here in UT I think you don't have to be formal. E.g. you can just call everyone by name, e.g.
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>Hi John,
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>If you want to be formal, you may say "Dear Sir" or "Dear Ms. " + Last Name of the person. But what if you do not know the gender? Would you write Dear Sir/Madam? I use this form in some of my cover letters, but I doubt it's correct...
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>>Excelent answer Mrs. John; I allready got it....
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>>Thanks for you help...
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>>Keep in toch