I never got why conservative got crazy if you specify a pronoun, but at the same time expect you to specify whether its, it’s Mr/Ms/Miss (and often don’t take Dr as an answer), looks like the same question

  • vladEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    I don’t bother with either. If I mislabel, then it’s by accident and not meant as an offense, and if you get mad anyway, then there isn’t much for us to talk about anyways. It hasn’t come up yet, so I’m not going to worry about it.

    • @dustyDataEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I would now refer to every male over 40 as madame and see who gets offended.

        • Skua
          4•1 year ago

          A professor asked if I prefer “Miss” or “Mister” (because nb) and I accidentally said “ya boi” without thinking so now I have a professor that calls me “ya boi Rogers” every time I see him.

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          • The_Pete
            2•1 year ago

            Its funny, my mom used to say ‘everybody has three names, the one thirm mom gave them, the one the like to be called and sorry, I didn’t catch your name’

            Somw how it doesn’t apply to pronouns though that would be crazy.

              • The_Pete
                1•1 year ago

                Its probably not that people are shit talking behind backs and more that the people who really care are extremely vocal. Everyone that is indifferent or supportive probably doesn’t have the need to bring it up every chance they get. They have other things that worry them.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•1 year ago

        Disagree. Prefix appears on almost all forms.

        Prefix, last name, first name, other names, DoB.

      • @clockwork_octopusEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        I think this largely depends on what region you live in. In many parts, it’s still very common, while others it’s more limited to filling out forms.