Originally posted by drewnogalI think Mx is primarily for when anyone doesn't want their gender disclosed
Kewpie's post has proved just that. I was thinking along the lines that the Mx title would be exclusively for transgender people but what's to stop anyone from using it?
analogous to Ms being used to hide whether or not a woman is married.
Originally posted by wolfgang59Swedish has a new word - gender neutral 'hen' - which should be used to replace 'han/hon' (he/she) and 'honom/henne' (him/her), in contexts where either the gender is unknown or irrelevant. It is not a word we use in daily language yet.
I think Mx is primarily for when anyone doesn't want their gender disclosed
analogous to Ms being used to hide whether or not a woman is married.
09 Jul 17
Originally posted by TorunnI'm sure there is a joke somewhere about a 'gender neutral hen.'
Swedish has a new word - gender neutral 'hen' - which should be used to replace 'han/hon' (he/she) and 'honom/henne' (him/her), in contexts where either the gender is unknown or irrelevant. It is not a word we use in daily language yet.
I'll get back to you.