I’ve seen some discussion around magister with the short form mage and the abbreviation mg. Allegedly both ms and mr come from the Latin root that magister comes from, so lexically it makes sense.
I suppose just avoiding gender and professionalism altogether is better though. Instead of “Hello sir,” a polite “Good afternoon” could suffice. Instead of “Excuse me miss” just “Excuse me.”
Or call everyone comrade.
Edit: oh yeah, twin. There’s been a lot of people calling others twin.
I’ve seen some discussion around magister with the short form mage and the abbreviation mg. Allegedly both ms and mr come from the Latin root that magister comes from, so lexically it makes sense.
No one is going to start a professional email “Dear mage” and be taken seriously, no matter how linked the etymology.
I suppose just avoiding gender and professionalism altogether is better though. Instead of “Hello sir,” a polite “Good afternoon” could suffice.
I’ve seen some discussion around magister with the short form mage and the abbreviation mg. Allegedly both ms and mr come from the Latin root that magister comes from, so lexically it makes sense.
I suppose just avoiding gender and professionalism altogether is better though. Instead of “Hello sir,” a polite “Good afternoon” could suffice. Instead of “Excuse me miss” just “Excuse me.”
Or call everyone comrade.
Edit: oh yeah, twin. There’s been a lot of people calling others twin.
No one is going to start a professional email “Dear mage” and be taken seriously, no matter how linked the etymology.
“To whom it may concern…”
Well, unless you’re writing to an actual mage. As in a magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.