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'''Mx''' (generally pronounced like ''mix'' [mɪks], or [məks] in the UK<ref name=":0"> | '''Mx''' (generally pronounced like ''mix'' [mɪks], or [məks] in the UK<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2019-mx/|title=The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx|date=2020-11-20|website=Gender Census|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-09-30}}</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 the UK the ''Məx'' option was the most popular one, compared to ''Mix'' in the US, when the results were filtered by country.<ref>https:// | In the UK the ''Məx'' option was the most popular one, compared to ''Mix'' in the US, when the results were filtered by country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2019-mx/|title=The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx|date=2020-11-20|website=Gender Census|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref> The UK was the most likely place to see Mx as an option on a form, even though this only happened under 37% of the time. The US was 6<sup>th</sup> most likely, and Germany - the first of the non-English speaking countries - was 7<sup>th</sup>.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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|+Pronunciation popularity by language<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wBRd4RpSB0QmtGZd6M3qy4GP4XY_bkLjlnguJPZUVMs/edit#gid=973485179]</ref> | |+Pronunciation popularity by language<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wBRd4RpSB0QmtGZd6M3qy4GP4XY_bkLjlnguJPZUVMs/edit#gid=973485179]</ref> | ||