Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
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* Friend; neutral, very informal. | * Friend; neutral, very informal. | ||
* Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam. | * Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam. | ||
* Mamsir/Mamser; a mix of ma'am and sir that is commonly used in Philippine English as a respectful term of address for adults regardless of gender identity or presentation.<ref>[[wikt:mamsir#English|mamsir]]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 16 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.</ref> | |||
* Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref> | * Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref> | ||
* Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam. | * Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam. | ||
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* Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam. | * Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam. | ||
*Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress. | *Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress. | ||
*Pe'n | *Pe'n; neutral, short for "person", pronounced "pen" | ||
* Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name. | * Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name. | ||
* Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that. | * Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that. | ||
* Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am. | * Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am. | ||
* Shazam | * Shazam; neutral, coined by a highschool student wishing to address a nonbinary teacher with a formal term of respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*Tiz; neutral, short for citizen. | *Tiz; neutral, short for citizen. | ||
* Zam | * Zam; neutral, based on shazam, coined by Arin Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard. | *Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard. | ||
*Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [ | *Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks]. | ||
===Common nouns=== | ===Common nouns=== | ||