Engelsk

ms.

gb/mˈɪs/ us/mˈɪs/
A2 Engelsk
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Substantiv A2 role
1

title for a woman

A polite title for a woman, used before her name.

Bruksmønster: Ms. [last_name] / Ms. [full_name]
Vanlig feil:
Learners often confuse Ms. (neutral) with Miss (usually unmarried) and Mrs. (usually married). Ms. is typically pronounced /mɪz/ (“miz”).
Ordkombinasjoner
Ms. Johnson |Ms. Chen |Ms. Patel |Ms. Smith |call someone Ms. |address someone as Ms. |Ms. + last name
Temaer
people |forms_of_address |social
Eksempler
  • Please welcome Ms. Rivera to the stage.
  • I spoke with Ms. Ahmed about the schedule change.
  • The letter was addressed to Ms. Taylor.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
  • This is Ms. Brown.
  • I emailed Ms. Lee.
Substantiv technical B2 quantity
2

one thousandth of a second

A very short time: 0.001 seconds.

Bruksmønster: [number] ms / in [number] ms
Vanlig feil:
Do not confuse ms (millisecond) with m (meter) or s (second). In technical writing it is often written without a period: ms.
Ordkombinasjoner
10 ms |50 ms |100 ms |in milliseconds |response time in ms |latency in ms |delay of 5 ms |measured in ms
Temaer
time |science |technology
Eksempler
  • The ping dropped to 18 ms after I changed networks.
  • The camera can capture events that last only a few ms.
  • The system processes each request in under 5 ms.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
  • The delay is 20 ms.
Substantiv technical C1 entity
3

abbreviation for manuscript

A short form of “manuscript.”

Bruksmønster: ms. / (plural) mss.
Vanlig feil:
In this sense, “ms.” does not mean millisecond. The plural is often written “mss.”
Ordkombinasjoner
original ms. |unpublished ms. |ms. copy |ms. submission |ms. in the archive |mss. collection
Temaer
writing |publishing |education
Eksempler
  • The editor requested the final ms. by Friday.
  • The library catalog lists the document as an 18th-century ms.
  • Several mss. from the collection were digitized last year.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
ms.
IPA
GB/mˈɪs/
US/mˈɪs/
Stavelser og trykk
ms. (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (ms.)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
  • Base: ms.
  • Plural: ms.s
Ordfamilie
Forms
ms.s noun
Core family
miss noun A2 mrs. noun A1 mr. noun A1
Related words
ma'am noun
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