Let’s say there’s someone I want to call Mr/Ms/Mrs [Name], but I don’t know their gender, is there a title I can use that doesn’t assume their gender?
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@BackOnMyBS Mix (Mx.) is the most common. I personally prefer Misser (Msr.), but that’s even rarer. Informally I just tell people to call me comrade or friend.
I like misser! It reminds me of Messer, and that feels quaint!
this works, thank you!
Mx is common-ish among nonbinary people. Here’s a relevant poll regarding people’s usages of it: https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2023-mx/
Wow, I didn’t expect those results. Pretty impressive. Thanks for sharing!
I work on websites and have carried out extensive user testing to get the right non-binary honorific, and it ended up being Mx.
Implemented it on every site I’ve worked on now.
Lord [name], my [name], my dear [name], the one they call [name], oh great and powerful [name].
Jokes aside, one I’ve heard of that I liked was “misc” like miscellaneous lol. That one works a bit better in writing that verbal though.
Some other popular ones include Mx, M, Ind/Div, N/A, Mt, Nb, and many others.
For my own personal suggestion, I kinda like the idea of using “The” as a gender neutral title. Like instead of Mr or Ms Smith, it’s The Smith. Has a nice ring to it lol
Hello, The Gary…
You can’t tell me that isn’t objectively the best way to refer to someone named Gary.
Chookity!
Mf
There are tons of titles that do not make reference to gender.
Doctor , The Right Reverend , The Reverend , The guru swami I am all right Jack bugger the rest of you thanks gee , The honorable , The Right honorable , Your Grace , Your Honor , Your Holiness , Your majesty , Their Infernal Majesty supreme overseer of the pit of wailing souls and lost left thongs…
Shklee or Shkler
I vote that we change it to Mmm.
That will make all honorific communications sultry and interesting.
Mmm Adulated, We appreciate your interest in our organization, but we regret to inform you that we will not be able to hire you for the role. Please continue to…
Mmm Adulated 🤤
Would you not be Mmm Aspersion?
Friend.
“Bro”
“dude”
Doctor, Professor.
I was about to say this. Downside is you have to get a PhD first…
There are diploma mills that will give one out for cheap…
Not for professor. I taught with just a bachelor’s.
And that isn’t even enough, I’ve had my PhD since 2015 and only my colleagues might address me as “doctor”. I’ve since quit caring.
It makes it even worse that people clearly have no problem addressing Dr. Pepper by their proper title. You’re Dr. Root_beer in my book.
Senator also fun
It’s Strange
We can call everyone “Colonel”, a la Col. Sanders.
I would love people to start addressing me as Professor despite not holding a PHD.
I vote stop using honorifics entirely
Whom maybe?
Mx. seems the most commonly used for gender neutral. It’s used both by non-binary people and in cases where you purposefully don’t want to put a gender as a prefix.
Is it just pronounced “mix?”
Usually, yes. Or Mixter sometimes.
“Hey cunt” works for anybody. But your mileage may vary depending on your location.
Should that not be properly, “Oi, cunt!” ?
Depends on what you’re going for, I guess. I’m just an American who doesn’t like most people.
Works best in Australia
Scotland concurs
Can you say that again, I couldn’t understand that
In all seriousness, I think I’ve seen ‘Mx’ used in this context.
Usually though, you’d go with a generic greeting such as ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ or ‘To whom it may concern’.
I’m still trying to figure out how you pronounce that. Mix? Mks? Mex? M’ex?
According to the pronoun survey someone posted here, all of those are acceptable. Mix seems to be winning tough.
Thank you!
It’s pronounced Mix.
