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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
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issued guidance to lawyers and litigants about court introductions, calling for court participants, when introducing themselves, to state the
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lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns". ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)
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alongside several other gender-neutral titles as options for their customers. HSBC's 30 March announcement coincided with the
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included the title as an option for customers. In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the
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and courtesy title that should be used for them. "Mx." was one of the titles that participants were invited to use.
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on its forms (though other banks had amended records to Mx on request prior to this). In 2017, banks of the
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An informal study in 2023 found that 68% of 2,426 participants worldwide who use the title pronounced it
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and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom. The
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standards editor Phil Corbett later responded to the usage of the title. Later the same year,
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that does not indicate gender. Created as an alternative to gendered honorifics (such as
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remains uncommon in the United States, in April 2016 it was added to the
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people and people who do not wish to imply a gender in their titles.
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as a third option for passengers booking flights from June 2022.
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deal primarily with the United Kingdom and do not represent a
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is sometimes treated as a long form of the title (like
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became the first bank in the United Kingdom to offer
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neologistic
honorific
Mr.
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gender-neutral title
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Sussex
Royal Bank of Scotland
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driving licences
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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Department for Work and Pensions
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Oxford English Dictionary
Metro Bank

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