• Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How about we come up with a better term rather than use a stupid one that someone has to tell you how to pronounce.

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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

      It takes 10 seconds to learn its pronounced mix. Its not difficult in the slightest

      • Nora
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        1 year ago

        Anyone with an S lettered last name is gunna sound like Mc S

        I just tried it with my last name lol.

        Mc Steele, makes me feel like a McDonald’s meal item.

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        I’m not saying it’s difficult to teach or learn, but if you first encounter it in a book are you going to know it’s pronounced “mix?” And if you hear is are you going to know it’s spelled “Mx?” You can argue difficulty all you want but if you have something that is spelled how it sounds and pronounced how it looks it’s still easier and there will be less confusion.

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          I mean if you see “Mx” and you don’t assume it’s pronounced “mix”, you might have some elementary language difficulties. I understand not being sure, but it is pronounced how it’s spelled.

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      I don’t see anything stupid about this, but if you have better ideas, let’s hear them.