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| '''Mx''' (variously pronounced as mux [IPA: məks or mʌks], mix [IPA: mɪks], em ex [IPA: ɛm ɛks], mixter [IPA: mɪkstər], or mixture) is meant to be a gender-neutral alternative to the titles Mr. and Ms. Just as the Ms title gives no marital status, the Mx title gives no gender. Mx is the most widely-known of several [[gender neutral titles]] in the English language, largely because of the work of [[nonbinary]] activists who ask [[organisations]] to [[recognition|recognize]] it. Depending on the individual, people who have nonbinary [[gender identity|gender identities]] may ask to be called Mx, or by a different gender-neutral title, or by a title that is not gender-neutral, or may ask that no titles be used for them at all. | | '''Mx''' (generally pronounced like ''mix'' [mɪks], or [məx] in the UK<ref name=":0">[https://gendercensus.com/post/182143078745/a-survey-on-the-prevalence-and-pronunciation-of A survey on the prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx] - Gender Census (2018)</ref>) is meant to be a gender-neutral alternative to the titles Mr. and Ms. Just as the Ms title gives no marital status, the Mx title gives no gender. Mx is the most widely-known of several [[gender neutral titles]] in the English language, largely because of the work of [[nonbinary]] activists who ask [[organisations]] to [[recognition|recognize]] it. Depending on the individual, people who have nonbinary [[gender identity|gender identities]] may ask to be called Mx, or by a different gender-neutral title, or by a title that is not gender-neutral, or may ask that no titles be used for them at all. |
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| In 2015,<ref>https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gender-neutral-title-mx-added-to-oxford-dictionary/</ref> the Oxford English Dictionary added an entry for "Mx".<ref>https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx</ref> | | In 2015,<ref>https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gender-neutral-title-mx-added-to-oxford-dictionary/</ref> the Oxford English Dictionary added an entry for "Mx".<ref>https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx</ref> |
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| ==Pronunciation== | | ==Alternative pronunciation== |
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| There are several different pronunciations of Mx, and it's not known which of these is the original one, as the origins of Mx are unknown. Here are some of the ways people pronounce the title. | | There are several different pronunciations of Mx, and it's not known which of these is the original one, as the origins of Mx are unknown. Here are some of the ways people pronounce the title, ordered by popularity according to the Gender Census:<ref name=":0" /> |
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| * Məx (IPA: məks), with a schwa (ə, toneless vowel)<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | # Mix (IPA: mɪks) |
| * Mix (IPA: mɪks)<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | #Məx (IPA: məks), with a schwa (ə, toneless vowel) |
| * Mux (IPA: mʌks)<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | # Em Ecks (IPA: ɛm ɛks), spelling out MX |
| * Em Ecks (IPA: ɛm ɛks), spelling out MX<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | # Mux (IPA: mʌks) |
| * Mixter (IPA: mɪkstər)<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | #Mex |
| * Mixture<ref>"Beyond the binary question twenty three." July 8, 2013. Blog post. [https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/ https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/]</ref>
| | # Mixter (IPA: mɪkstər) |
| | # Mixture |
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| A 2014 survey asked 118 people how they preferred to pronounce Mx. Of the 60 respondents in the UK, the most popular pronunciation was Məx (by 43%). Overall, including those in the UK, the most popular was Mix (42%). Some respondents used Mux or Em Ecks, but no respondents in the UK used Mixter.<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>
| | In the UK-specific survey, the ''Məx'' option was the most popular one. |
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| ==Meaning== | | ==Meaning== |