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===== Ma'am/Sir ===== | ===== Ma'am/Sir ===== | ||
Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word that's used in the same way as Ma'am and Sir — a formal form of address used in some places to show respect, and commonly required for use by customer service professionals. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they remain uncommon words. People have also suggested using other words in place of Ma'am and Sir, but they tend to fail the tests of formality and simplicity that customer service professionals (and their managers) apply to such usage. {{Common word|word1=Friend|meaning1=Neutral, informal.|ref1=|word2= | Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word that's used in the same way as Ma'am and Sir — a formal form of address used in some places to show respect, and commonly required for use by customer service professionals. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they remain uncommon words. People have also suggested using other words in place of Ma'am and Sir, but they tend to fail the tests of formality and simplicity that customer service professionals (and their managers) apply to such usage. Many prefer no titles/no honorifics. {{Common word|word1=Friend|meaning1=Neutral, informal.|ref1=|word2=Mx.|meaning2=Neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks].}} | ||
* "No titles/honorifics" | |||
* "Surname"/'Initial.' 'Surname'; Just the surname. | |||
* 'Initial.' "Surname"; First name's initial followed bu the surname. | |||
* Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks] or [məks]. | |||
* Citizen; neutral. | * Citizen; neutral. | ||
*Comrade; neutral, has Socialist, Communist and/or Anarchist connotations. | *Comrade; neutral, has Socialist, Communist and/or Anarchist connotations. | ||
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* 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> | * 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. | ||
===Common nouns=== | ===Common nouns=== | ||