Talk:Messrs.

M/s in India
It is very common to see "M/s" for Messrs. prefixed to names of companies in India, even if the name of the company is not a real person. E.g. M/s Bank of India, M/s Infosys Ltd., M/s Fowler & Wilson Ltd.

People seem to have forgotten what "M/s" stood for. The first two are clearly ludicrous; even the last example is incorrect usage because since Fowler and Wilson may have been (two men's) names, but the compmany is now a "limited company", and some sharholders may be women.

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--CopyToWiktionaryBot 06:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC)