Capitalize Any Word Following Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Miss
Capitalization
Rulebase Summary
Capitalize any word that has Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Miss in front of it, even if the word is not normally a name. This applies to titles being used as a form of address (Ms. Court Reporter, Ms. District Attorney, Mr. Know-It-All).
BGGP Capitalization.79 · p.322
Examples
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Q. Would you please, Ms. court reporter, read that back to us.
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Q. Would you please, Ms. Court Reporter, read that back to us.
Word following Ms. is capitalized.
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A. I know that Ms. district attorney is going to object.
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A. I know that Ms. District Attorney is going to object.
Capitalize the word following Ms.
Style Guide References (1)
BGGP
Capitalization.79
Page 322