To ask exactly how you pronounce MX?

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And does anyone actually use it?

Ms would be pronounced mizz

So I'm assuming (could be wrong) mx would be pronounced Micks/mix

I was annoyed last time I bought flea medication from one of the big online veterinary suppliers.

The options of titles were Miss, Mrs, Mr, Dr, Mx(!) but no Ms. WTF?

I've never heard of anyone using Mx as a title for a person of unknown sex, eg to address Alex Smith as 'dear Mx Smith', I would always assume it was associated with someone who considered themselves trans.

If I had to write to Alex and did not know if Alex was male or female or his/her preferred title, I would just write 'Dear Alex', even professionally, although obviously if Alex wrote to me and used a title, I would use that in all future correspondence.

I don't see the point of titles anyway, and would rather do away with them totally, as the only purpose they seem to serve is to drag women into a mess of 'is it Miss, Mrs or Ms' with a lot of people still having negative connotations of Ms, rather than seeing it as a neutral alternative to Mr.

I would prefer we do away with titles altogether. Unless you need to know the sex of someone for say medical reasons, why does it matter? And you don't need to know their marital status either.

Unless you need to know the sex of someone for say medical reasons, why does it matter? And you don't need to know their marital status either.

Personally I completely agree with this, which is why I favour neutralising titles. And pronouns for that matter. But I've realised recently there are quite a few people really wedded to their titles, or indeed to broadcasting their status (either biological or martial), and they get awfully upset if you suggest either doing away with them or replacing them with a neutral alternative for all.

So I guess we just carry on letting people choose what terms they'd like used about themselves, and if we don't know we either drop the title or go neutral

I get so fed up having to use a title, some people just don't get it, if I have to I use MS simply cos I didn't take DH's name when we married. some people call me miss some look confused some call me mrs. I particularly hate it when I don't give a title and the form won't process until I do especially as a PP said it is totally irrelevant what sex I am.

If Mr and Mrs are short forms of Master and Mistress, what is Mx short for?