Talk:Mx

Updated Reference
In the Oxford English Dictionary since August 2015. Huggi (talk) 03:58, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Pronunciation
A survey of familiarity with and pronunciation of the word. "Mix" is the most common, followed by pronunciation with a schwa (quite possibly not distinct from what we currently express via /ʌ/). - -sche (discuss) 17:34, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

link seems to be broken, but a more up to date one is here. As a Brit, the schwa is certainly what I've always heard (which also coincides with what I've always heard for Ms). The use of /mʌks/ here cites a Merriam Webster blog post, but that only says "mux", without giving a precise phonetic transcription. The fact English does not generally have a stressed /ə/ makes it hard for them to transcribe intuitively, so I really don't think the blog post can be taken too seriously. Whilst this source may not be the most notable, or scientific, it is some evidence in its favour and as a non-binary British person, I can give some first hand anecdata in favour of the schwa pronunciation. I am going to make the edit in its favour Tristanjlroberts (talk) 21:04, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Invalid Sources (possible vandalism?)
These do not come from accepted dictionaries. This should either be noted on this page or deleted. H9armando (talk) 21:16, 21 May 2019 (UTC)


 * They are fine; see WT:CFI. A dictionary that could only quote other dictionaries would be pointless. Equinox ◑ 21:22, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Plural Mxes
Mxes. has some currency. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/how-to-pluralize-mr-mrs-miss-honorifics-usage --Backinstadiums (talk) 13:43, 23 July 2021 (UTC)


 * It wouldn't surprise me, but it's hard to find examples because there's so much chaff from unrelated homographs. I can't even find a use of twitter, due to all the chaff, but I do see a couple mentions and one speculation that "Mxs." could also be a plural. - -sche (discuss) 21:02, 23 July 2021 (UTC)