Formal English: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx 📧📨

Learn how to address someone in FORMAL ENGLISH. Dear Mr Jones...
Mr - married or unmarried man
Mrs - married woman
Miss - unmarried woman
Ms - married or unmarried woman
Mx - gender-neutral - preferred by people who are non-binary.
To whom it may concern - when you don't know the name of the person you are writing to.
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[@MOVIEHD86]

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[@EnglishWithEm]

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[@freddiemercury8700]

If a man dressed as a woman and you can clearly tell. I wonder how would you address them? 🤨
I also wonder sometimes which public's toilets they use when they are out and about; Gents or ladies?
Emma, you don't have to answer this, just turn a blind eye to it 😎

[@maxibass9034]

Non Binary is a political invention. We are either men or women. Almost no one uses MX.
I love your videos!

[@EnglishWithEm]

Thanks!
My videos are inclusive, so even if the term is only used by a small percentage of people, around 6,000 in the UK according to HMRC data, I still think it is right to include it😊🌻

[@dccisco9515]

@@EnglishWithEmnn binary is rake

[@dinawilson2483]

ESL teacher here: The problem with this otherwise useful video is that the teacher does not pronounce "Ms." correctly! It's pronounced "Mizz," not "Muzz."

[@EnglishWithEm]

Hi, actually it can be pronounced both ways: dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ms
As I am British, I pronounced it the British way /Muzz/
/Mizz/ is the typical American pronunciation.

[@Lazar532]

How do you contact someone in person, if you don't know what pronouns they prefer,
and you don't know their name?
Do you say "Hi, to whom it may concern?"
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[@EnglishWithEm]

Well, as mentioned at the end of the video, you can use their job title - Dear Human Resources Manager...
If you don't have that information, it's best just to say:
Hello,
Or if you want to be formal:
Dear Sir/Madam, (not very inclusive though)
or:
To whom it may concern,
Don't combine 'hi' and 'to whom it may concern' because that is a blend of informal and formal, and it sounds strange.

[@Lazar532]

@@EnglishWithEm
"Hello" should be OK,
Sir/Madam might be offensive in
the US, people are going crazy
over pronouns.

[@EnglishWithEm]

@@Lazar532 Yeah, I would probably avoid it, just in case. 'Hello' is always a safe bet for informal communication. If it's something formal, it really is worth trying to find the name or at least the job title. Failing that, you could use the name of the department...
Dear Complaints Department,

[@Lazar532]

@@EnglishWithEm
Thank you 😇

[@EnglishWithEm]

@@Lazar532 😁🌻