• BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world
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    1 year 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.

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      1 year 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.

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        1 year 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".

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          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.

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            1 year 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.