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Use of Titles:
Married Couples:
should continue to be addressed to Mrs. Roger Ventura. She does not become Mrs. Emma Ventura, as
she would if she were divorced.
Unmarrieds at the Same Address:
- Always use a title before or after the name unless the sex and the title are unknown. For
example, Shannon Ryan may have a title unknown to you. The sex of Shannon Ryan is unclear.
Use the full name, Shannon Ryan, on the envelope and in the salutation of the letter:
- Dear Shannon Ryan.
- Use only one title per person, per line in an address. For instance, Allen Framer, M.D. (not Dr.
Allen Framer, M.D.).
Married Couples:
- Esq. is never used when writing to a couple, either of which is a lawyer. It is Mr. and Mrs. Miles
Day (not Mr. and Mrs. Miles Day, Esq.)
- When the wife has a professional title and he does not:
- Mr. Michael Bartholamew
and Dr. Elizabeth Bartholamew
- When both are doctors:
- The Doctors Jones
Their address
or
Dr. Ray Jones
and Dr. Emily Jones (or Smith)
Their address
should continue to be addressed to Mrs. Roger Ventura. She does not become Mrs. Emma Ventura, as
she would if she were divorced.
Unmarrieds at the Same Address:
- The “and” connecting the names of two adults is reserved for married couples. Unmarried people
with the same address are listed in alphabetical order and on consecutive lines without “and”
connecting them.
- Ms. Arlis Lane
Ms. Virginia Lyons
Address
In such cases, it is actually preferred that separate pieces of correspondence (even it duplicated)
be sent to one address.
| Those Awkward Titles Addressing Envelopes By June Hines Moore |
For over twenty years June Moore has taught and written about good manners in our society. She has
trained hundreds of individuals in social and business etiquette. With a BA degree from Ouachita
Baptist University and post-graduate credits from the University of Oklahoma along with years of
experience teaching public school and Bible studies, June is eminently qualified to teach and write in
the field of good manners.
She has sold 70,000 manners books with B&H which include You Can Raise a Well-Mannered Child;
The Etiquette Advantage; Manners Made Easy; Manners Made Easy for Teens; and Manners Made
Easy for the Family.
Visit June at www.mooremanners.com.
trained hundreds of individuals in social and business etiquette. With a BA degree from Ouachita
Baptist University and post-graduate credits from the University of Oklahoma along with years of
experience teaching public school and Bible studies, June is eminently qualified to teach and write in
the field of good manners.
She has sold 70,000 manners books with B&H which include You Can Raise a Well-Mannered Child;
The Etiquette Advantage; Manners Made Easy; Manners Made Easy for Teens; and Manners Made
Easy for the Family.
Visit June at www.mooremanners.com.
Excerpted from The Etiquette Advantage © 1998 by June Hines Moore. Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers.
All rights reserved.
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