• MxM111@kbin.social
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      8 months ago

      I pronounce it phonetically precisely because this is not an abbreviation of any word. But honestly I have no idea, this asking.

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      8 months 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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        8 months 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.

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          8 months ago

          In my area, it is pronounced “mix”.

          Switch the scenario a bit: “Dr. = doctor. Wait–dr? How do you pronounce that? Oh, dr = doctor.” Info learned and no conflict needed.

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          8 months ago

          If they’re saying it, they just told you how to pronounce it. That’s my point.

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            8 months ago

            Yeah, but I’m trying to learn for myself, and have never had anyone say it to me.

            So you’re not really helping by assuming I should know how to pronounce a new word