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'''''Mx''''' (
▲'''''Mx''''' (usually pronounced {{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|s}} {{respell|MəKS}}, {{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|k|s}} {{respell|MIKS}}, or {{IPAc-en|m|ʌ|k|s}} {{respell|MUKS}}, and sometimes {{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|k|s|t|əɹ}} {{respell|MIKS|tər}} or {{IPAc-en|ɛ|m|ˈ|ɛ|k|s}} {{respell|em|EKS}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Mx |website=Oxford English Dictionaries |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928110508/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2016 |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=On the pronunciation of Mx |date=27 November 2014 |website=Spacious Perspicacious |via=Tumblr.com |url=http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522163343/http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GenderCensusPronunciation">{{cite web |title=The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx (2019) |website=GenderCensus.com |date=20 November 2020 |url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2019-mx/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228133235/https://gendercensus.com/results/2019-mx/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) is an English-language [[neologism|neologistic]] [[honorific]] that does not indicate gender. Developed as an alternative to gendered honorifics (such as ''[[Mr.]]'' and ''[[Ms.]]'') in the late 1970s, it is the most common [[gender-neutral title]] among [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] people<ref>{{cite web |title=Gender Census 2021: Worldwide Report |url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide |website=Gender Census |access-date=30 January 2022 |date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222202738/https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and people who do not wish to imply a gender in their titles.
==Etymology==
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The title is now accepted by the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], [[HM Revenue and Customs]], the [[National Health Service]] and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] confirmed in 2015 that it would accept the use of ''Mx'' by MPs.<ref name="PinkNewsMPs">{{cite news |last1=McCormick |first1=Joseph Patrick |date=26 May 2015 |title=MPs given gender neutral option when entering House of Commons |website=Pink News |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/26/mps-given-gender-neutral-option-when-entering-house-of-commons/ |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325225959/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/26/mps-given-gender-neutral-option-when-entering-house-of-commons/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2015, ''Mx'' was included in a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article about [[Bluestockings (bookstore)|Bluestockings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/nyregion/at-bluestockings-a-manhattan-bookshop-and-activist-center-radical-is-sensible.html |title=At Bluestockings, a Manhattan Activist Center, Radical Is Sensible |date=29 November
In December 2020, the [[Provincial Court of British Columbia]], [[Canada]] issued guidance to lawyers and litigants about court introductions, calling for court participants, when introducing themselves, to state the [[preferred gender pronoun|pronouns]] and courtesy title that should be used for them. "Mx." was one of the titles that participants were invited to use.<ref>{{cite web |title=A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court {{!}} Provincial Court of British Columbia |url=https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-16-12-2020 |website=Provincial Court of British Columbia |access-date=23 May 2023 |date=16 December 2020 |quote=In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called “salutation”), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: “My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns”. (“Mx.” is pronounced like the word “mix” and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.) |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121230346/https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-16-12-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Although ''Mx'' remains uncommon in the United States, in April 2016 it was added to the ''Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |title=A Gender-Neutral Honorific |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=23 August 2016 |archive-date=25 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825204642/http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |url-status=live }}</ref>
Indian airlines [[Vistara]] and [[AirAsia India]], both [[Tata Group]] companies, added ''Mx'' as a third option for passengers booking flights from June 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2022
== Pronunciation ==
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