Well I am talking about Appalachia or near-Appalachia kin, that kind of red neck. It’s equally possible that in other communities, such as the deep South, Mrs. got elided into Miz while keeping the honorary of Miss. But the existence of a variant from the received speech, probably made it easier for the forgers of modern speech to press it into use.
“Well I am talking about Appalachia or near-Appalachia kin, that kind of red neck.”
Ah... My kin were from Northern Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana for the most part.
Gotta ask the wife about the Appalachians. Her side is from the deep southwest corner of Virginia. Even though she spent most of her formative years in Florida, she’s still got a bit of the backwoods holler in her.