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In response to "he/him is common language. you aren't referred to as "Mr." that often. they aren't interchangeable -- nm" by Andie

I think I just realized what throws me off about labeling myself as he/him - it sounds like I'm talking about someone else.

Posted by Max Mar 31 '21, 11:47

Like, "How should I address you?" "He." "Wha?"

I fill out forms with Mr. from a dropdown all the time, so that fits my brain's sense of self-labeling.

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You’re pointing at the wrong question. It’s how you want to be referred not, not how you want to be addressed. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 11:54 8
- I *think* he is saying what I am saying. By choosing Mr. Spawn, I am saying he/him. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 11:58 7
  - this. This just makes sense. "He/him" looks clunky and makes me have to pause a sec and calculate what's going on. -- nm - Max Mar 31, 12:03 1
    - I am one that is usually in the camp of *not* reinventing the wheel. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 12:10
  - And that’s probably fine to indicate by implication, but comes across to me as a bit formal for common usage. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 12:01 4
    - I meant for the purposes of an email signature. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 12:09 3
      - Again, seems a bit formal. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 12:19 2
        
        vs aesthetics of adding a Pronouns line -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 12:23 1
        
        Which has nothing to do with formality as I see it, that’s just providing additional information. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 12:33
Yeah, as I said, simple. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 11:48

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