To ask exactly how you pronounce MX?

[abacucat]

And does anyone actually use it?

If you don’t want a title that communicates your sex/marital status because you think it’s irrelevant, I can understand that, but that’s what titles are for - it’s their whole point.

Replacing them with a completely meaningless utterance is daft. Mx doesn’t dénote anything so why bother?

one of the mysterious MXs has spoken, it is evident that 'insufferable bore' is indeed the correct pronunciation.

And 'Rude' is indeed the correct pronunciation of your name, Lucy. 😋

*Oh, you know my partner do you?

Cunt.*

Rude.

JellySlice

Have you not found any of the other posts on here rude ? No, just that one. Okay. 🙄

It's pronounced make your mind up and stop messing with everybody's head

Chris It isn’t a word and is unpronounceable. Are people really called this in real life? Never met one!

That's pretty much what traditionalists said when Ms began to gain ground in common usage then.

@Perfectly1mperfect that's Mrs Rude to you please

Mx doesn’t dénote anything so why bother?

Funny, that's exactly What I was told 20 years ago when I started using Ms despite only being 18.

Apparently it meant I was a spinster, divorced, being 'precious', bitter and was 'meaningless' all at the same time.

Nope, I just felt that if men's titles make no reference to their marital status then why should mine? So if there's people out there that wish to not make reference to marital status OR gender, as a personal preference, then why the he'll shouldn't they use it?

No one is forcing any of you to be Mx, so whyforce your preferences on others?

These threads really expose the transphobes - and this isn't even a trans issue!

I have gone by Ms since marriage. Fuck using 'Mrs'. I am a Miz and I always bloody will be from now on.

I don't know why but I find 'Mrs' so nauseating

I also seem to get a lot more respect for Ms these days than people would've in the past. Though maybe it's because I shout at them "I am not anybody's missus!" when they say 'Mrs'

that's Mrs Rude to you please

I wasn't sure you would be able to pronounce Mrs if you couldn't work out how to pronounce Mx though. I wouldn't like to confuse you so I'll stick with 'Rude'.

I reckon the Soviets had the best idea. Just call everyone 'comrade'. Male, female, single, married, whatever.

None of this surrounding yourself in the aura of mysterious MX bull.

An ex pronounced it "em ex" but they might have been spelling it out for me, we only discussed it once.

I've met two people that use it. One intersex person, one non-binary.

why use it at all if it doesn't mean anything?
I imagine there are many reasons, but one practical, every day one is that a heck of a lot of digital systems used by all sorts of companies have 'title' as a required field. Want to have utilities? You're probably going to have to select a title.

Never heard of it.

you pronounce Mx exactly the same as Ms, but with a "ks" (or "x") sound on the end, in place of the "z" sound in Ms

It's a gender neutral term that doesn't reveal marital status (as that concept is rather outdated)

I’m late to the party. This is the first time I’ve heard of it.

I also like the idea of no title.

It's mix or mux, and I use it.

Although frankly this thread is obviously a set up to take the piss, or hate on non binary folks.

Quelle surprise.

Why chose a title anyway? I'm happy to be known by first name and/or surname. My birth certificate doesn't say Miss, Ms or anything else.

We had a teacher at school use this until recently - it was pronounced as "Mix"

Em Ex

Like a bike.

I work in a profession where honourifics are generally expected by clients and colleagues. When contacting people for the first time via letter or email those with gender neutral names are addressed using Mx. After they reply we can then use whatever honourific the recipient uses.

I only have one contact who uses Mx, she's worked in a male dominated environment for years and is happier using it. I don't see why she should be told she has to use Ms, Miss or Mrs if she doesn't want to.

No need for honourifics. No problem

I dont see the point in them

I dont use them for myself unless its a tickbox thingy (which to date ive not seen mx on) then it depends on my mood

Never seen it on a letter and neither has dh who gets more letters than i do

Not to say it never happens...but we've never seen it

I'm astounded to hear that Mx is used in real life. I thought that it was a niche Tumblr thing. Live and learn.

Unisex honorifics wouldn't be a bad thing I suppose. 'Mx' looks weird and artificial to me but I could get over it if men used 'Mx' too.