Monday, April 27, 2015

british english - Title of a widow?



I have to book a flight for my grandma who was married and became a widow. She still has to get a new ID but I want to book the flight asap. How do I write her title? Miss, misses, or?


Answer



I think there are two questions here: what is the "proper" title for a widow, and will the airline care?





  1. For the first, I'd go with whatever is more comfortable for your grandma (I would guess Mrs. if she was happily married).


  2. For the second question, I think that either Miss or Mrs is perfectly acceptable to them. The title is more about how people should address her; unlike her name, it's not a "legal" descriptor.



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