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minus-squarecountflaculalinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·1 year agoThere’s no reason to gender the word Mayor, a Mayor is a Mayor despite whatever bits they have.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThere you are wrong. The official titel of a female mayor is “mayoress”, so it is “Mr. Mayor” and “Madam Mayoress”. Well, at least in the UK. Source: I had to deal with them last week.
minus-squarecountflaculalinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s weird but I accept it for the UK. That’s doubly confusing when the term can also refer to the Mayor’s partner.
There’s no reason to gender the word Mayor, a Mayor is a Mayor despite whatever bits they have.
There you are wrong. The official titel of a female mayor is “mayoress”, so it is “Mr. Mayor” and “Madam Mayoress”. Well, at least in the UK.
Source: I had to deal with them last week.
That’s weird but I accept it for the UK. That’s doubly confusing when the term can also refer to the Mayor’s partner.