Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.’

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Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.’
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It takes 10 seconds to learn its pronounced mix. Its not difficult in the slightest

Anyone with an S lettered last name is gunna sound like Mc S

I just tried it with my last name lol.

Mc Steele, makes me feel like a McDonald's meal item.

I'm not saying it's difficult to teach or learn, but if you first encounter it in a book are you going to know it's pronounced "mix?" And if you hear is are you going to know it's spelled "Mx?" You can argue difficulty all you want but if you have something that is spelled how it sounds and pronounced how it looks it's still easier and there will be less confusion.

I mean if you see “Mx” and you don’t assume it’s pronounced “mix”, you might have some elementary language difficulties. I understand not being sure, but it is pronounced how it’s spelled.

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