Whether to use "Mr." or "Mister" in dialogue?

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Re: Whether to use "Mr." or "Mister" in dialogue?

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I prefer Mr
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I think I've only seen "mister" or "miss" or "missus" spelled out in a full word when it's a one word or short sentence. Imagine a character crying out, "Hey, mister! You dropped your hat!" It would be strange for me to see it written as "Hey, Mr.!"
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