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title: Mx.
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slug: mx
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speech: noun
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defined: true
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excerpt: gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir.
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reading:
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- text: 'This Gender-Neutral Word Could Replace Mr. and Ms.'
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- text: 'Merriam-Webster definition'
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href: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MX
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gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir.
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## Considerations
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In formal settings, defaulting to gendered titles of courtesy can misgender people. While titles and salutations are not necessarily indicative of gender, there tends to be a corrolation. For example, **Ma'am** tends to be used to refer to woman- or femme-assumed individuals.
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Mx allows you to maintain formality without making assumptions about people's titles/saluations and/or gender.
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In the same vein of [pronouns](/definitions/pronouns), it's important to not make assumptions about which honorific to use for someone and instead ask for explicit consent whenever possible.
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Many (though not all) nonbinary people might opt to use Mx.
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## Pronunciation
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mix (məks, ˈmiks)
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