LANGUAGE:

Hello, Mx.

Say it as: /mɪks/

Wait. this is definitely not a typo honey! This is the CHOICE for them who don't want to be known by gender. This is the VOICE for them who are not in for the honorifics reveal their gender. this is one single nonspecific title for everyone who wants to be defined as them.

The Oxford English Dictionary, recently, officially incorporated the gender neutral honorific "Mx" as: "A title used before a person's surname or full name by those who wish to avoid specifying their gender or by those who prefer not to identify themselves as male or female." Anyone can use this apart from gender or marital status.

The prefix Mx is said to be used in 1977, in a U.S. magazine, called Single Parent. Lexicographer Jane Solomon says, the M of Mx was drawn from the first letters of the general honorifics, and the second letter x was drawn in, to denote an indefinite entity as it does in algebra. He says the change may be a bit bigger than just a letter.

This title is footing in the United Kingdom as it is being used gradually in official forms such as driver's licenses and banking papers. It is also getting acceptance in the U.S. - The term was also listed in the Merrium-Webster Unabridged in 2016.

We can't address everyone a Mr or a Mrs or a  Miss or a Ms.  For some people the gendered honorifics may cause stress. So we need to have a convenient way to respect and accept everyone in general. A language should reflect people's needs. Any language, for that matter. We don't know whether or when will the whole world acknowledge the Mx commonly. Yet, this is an example to tell how a language echoes the great civilization shifts and perspective evolutions of the world.

Thanks, Mx. Love!!!!

Shaila