Generally speaking, it is considered proper etiquette to use Mrs. to refer to married women, Miss to refer to unmarried women and young girls, and Ms. to refer to a woman of unknown marital status or when marital status is irrelevant. He shows that he is quite sexist by suggesting that clothes are somehow more important to women than to men. The fact that he thinks clothes 'make 'em look prettier' shows he objectifies women too.

And I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business. And I say there isn’t a chance of war. The world's developing so fast that it'll make war impossible." He's down on the list as 'Mr. Blake Curtis', but you'd better change that to 'Dr. Blake Curtis', please. Mr. and Mrs. are typically used as titles or honorifics before a person’s name to show respect. Traditionally, Mr. is used before the names of men and boys while Mrs. is used before the names of married women.In the British Armed Forces a subaltern is often referred to by his surname and the prefix Mister by both other ranks and more senior commissioned officers, e.g. "Report to Mister Smythe-Jones" rather than "Report to 2nd Lieutenant Smythe-Jones". When it comes to gender-neutral alternatives to Mr. and Mrs., there are a few possible options. Some people use newer, gender-neutral honorifics such as Mx., M, Ind. (short for individual), or Misc. (short for miscellaneous). However, these are not commonly used, and many people are unlikely to know what they mean. In some situations, it is possible to refer to someone by a gender-neutral professional title ( Doctor, Professor, Coach, Vice President, etc.) or military rank ( Captain, General, Lieutenant, Sergeant, etc.).

we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices."In the United Kingdom, Ireland and in some Commonwealth countries (such as South Africa, New Zealand and some states of Australia), many surgeons use the title Mr (or Miss, Ms, Mrs, as appropriate), rather than Dr ( Doctor). Until the 19th century, earning a medical degree was not required to become a surgeon. Hence, the modern practice of reverting from Dr to Mr after successfully completing qualifying exams in surgery (e.g., Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons or the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons) is a historical reference to the origins of surgery in the United Kingdom as non-medically qualified barber surgeons. [6] Military usage [ edit ] Mister, usually written in its contracted form Mr. or Mr, [1] is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. [1] The title Mr derived from earlier forms of master, as the equivalent female titles Mrs, Miss, and Ms all derived from earlier forms of mistress. Master is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. Mr Birling is a business man whose main concern is making money. This is what is most important to him and he comes across as being greedy.