Bad Inventions, linguistics edition! M’Dude’m

I have invented an excellent gender-confused term of address. It is not really gender neutral . Sometimes, when my haircut is just right, strangers address me something like this: Sir, uh ma am, uh, sir, uh I mean . . . and then they trail off in confusion. If my gender presentation confuses people, that s perfect! I Continue reading "Bad Inventions, linguistics edition! M Dude m"