Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
imported>Heaventwig (→Titles: Clarified that the existing main article on titles covers only replacements for Ms, Mr, and the like; added subsection on honorifics; within that, added a paragraph on Ma'am/Sir, and a list of altenatives with some citations.) |
imported>Heaventwig m (→Ma'am/Sir: added credit for person who coined the term, after receiving permission from them to do so) |
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* '''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}}</ref> | * '''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}}</ref> | ||
* '''zam.''' Neutral, based on shazam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18}}</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}}</ref> | ||
===Common nouns=== | ===Common nouns=== | ||