• SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    ”Good morning, I am Mx. Vary, your science teacher." That’s it, that’s all you need for the entire year.

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      1 year ago

      Do your classes take place entirely over text? They’re asking how you pronounce that in speech.

      Mr. Is short for “Mister” Mrs is short for mistress, but is usually pronounced “Misses”

      So how does one pronounce Mx.? Mix or Mixter? Mixes? And sometimes Xs are pronounced like Z, so is it just Mmmz?

      Asking how to pronounce someone’s preferred pronouns is entirely reasonable when their preferred pronoun is not a regular part of the English language. I’d rather know how to say something and not offend someone than say it wrong for who knows how long and definitely offend them.