• @BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world
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    268 months ago

    To be fair Mrs. (And to a lesser extent Mr.) Don't have an obvious pronunciation from the spelling either. You've just been hearing them said out loud for most of your life.

    • @Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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      58 months ago

      Fair, but they are also shorthand for words: Mister, Miss, Missus. All of which are pronounced as you'd expect.

      Is Mx short for something? I've not heard so but that doesn't mean it isn't.

      • TWeaK
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        28 months ago

        Apparently it's short for "Mix". I only learned that in this post, which suggests it's far from established - I assumed it was along the lines of "latino/latina -> latinx".

        • @Arrkk@lemmy.world
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          118 months ago

          Obligatory "Latine" is the preferred gender neutral term for spanish speakers because it actually follows the gendering rules of the language, rather than english speakers making shit up.

          • TWeaK
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            28 months ago

            Yesss that sounds far better.

            Even if it sounds close to a word for "toilet" - but then, half the argument revolves around toilets.

            Let people piss and shit in peace.