Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 18:00     Subject: Re:Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:What do non-binary teachers do? I've never seen a school where students call the teachers by their first names.


They do this at some private schools.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:56     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


Or just a first name should work.


OP said formal greeting


Drop the Mr. and Mrs. I have not used those since I was a kid in school. Use the first and last name.


Why are you in charge of what greetings people use?

Are formal greetings no longer permitted? What about in business letters?


A pp already explained that they don’t use formal greetings in business letters. Plus so many names are very gender neutral
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:09     Subject: Re:Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
What do non-binary teachers do? I've never seen a school where students call the teachers by their first names.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:08     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:I’m going to vote NOT Mrs. A lot of women are offended by Mrs.

I write formal correspondence at work. We don’t use mr or mrs anymore. We just address the letter to the person.

Larla Smith:
Instead of Mrs. Smith


I’m a straight cis woman. Married twice (divorced once). I have never been Mrs. And have no idea why my marital status matters professionally. Maybe if I was a marriage counselor?
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:05     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


That's what I did growing up.


Just first name, I mean. We were not formal.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:05     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


That's what I did growing up.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:01     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


I had a professor who used that. It's fine. "Jo Martin" is a decent substitute for "Mrs. Martin" or " Mr. Martin.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 17:00     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


Or just a first name should work.


OP said formal greeting


Drop the Mr. and Mrs. I have not used those since I was a kid in school. Use the first and last name.


Why are you in charge of what greetings people use?

Are formal greetings no longer permitted? What about in business letters?
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2021 16:56     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


Or just a first name should work.


OP said formal greeting


Drop the Mr. and Mrs. I have not used those since I was a kid in school. Use the first and last name.
Anonymous
Post 06/22/2021 12:44     Subject: Re:Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:Mx. is getting some traction as a non-gendered honorific and in HR circles I've been hearing that people increasingly use Dear First Name Last Name to avoid using a gendered honorific for a stranger.


This is what my non-binary teen uses.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 14:16     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


Or just a first name should work.


OP said formal greeting
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 14:12     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


Or just a first name should work.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 14:12     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
I hate "honorifics". Drop them all.

First or First + Last works for everyone.

Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 14:04     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?


When my kids are not sure, they say “Larla’s Mom” or “larla’s parent”. Most times the adult will respond “you can call me ______”.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2021 13:49     Subject: Pronouns for MR. and Mrs.
Anonymous wrote:Introduce them as First name + Smith


We should be teaching our kids to call every adult by their first and last names?