• @[email protected]
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    28 months ago

    Do your classes take place entirely over text? They’re asking how you pronounce that in speech.

    Mr. Is short for “Mister” Mrs is short for mistress, but is usually pronounced “Misses”

    So how does one pronounce Mx.? Mix or Mixter? Mixes? And sometimes Xs are pronounced like Z, so is it just Mmmz?

    Asking how to pronounce someone’s preferred pronouns is entirely reasonable when their preferred pronoun is not a regular part of the English language. I’d rather know how to say something and not offend someone than say it wrong for who knows how long and definitely offend them.

      • @[email protected]
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        08 months ago

        Yeah, but I’m trying to learn for myself, and have never had anyone say it to me.

        So you’re not really helping by assuming I should know how to pronounce a new word

        • queermunist she/her
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          -38 months ago

          Okay, but like, if you were in their class you would hear them say it to you and then you’d know.

          If you actually cared you’d just look it up tbh.

    • @pan_troglodytes
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      -18 months ago

      maybe the x is silent? is it pronounced mi, like in the solfege song?