C. L. Polk: Esteemed is a good choice, if not a dead-bang on equivalent. mybe I should look for a looser variant

HEY HELP you know how you say "My fellow Americans" or "My fellow writers" is there a not-gendered word I can use there? I realize that it's supposedly gender neutral but I wish for a gender inclusive choice. did anyone ever coin something?

It’s obviously not a one to one, but…esteemed? Unless you don’t like these people 😂

Esteemed is a good choice, if not a dead-bang on equivalent. mybe I should look for a looser variant

"Respected" but leave out "my." "Respected writers, we are here today..." Or go the "Friends, Romans, country[persons]" route. "Writers, artists, and others—it is so lovely to be here with you all."

Yeah I think it just depends on what sort of vibe you’re going for. Words are hard 😫

Sometimes ya gotta carve out a new reality. We did that when we introduced "Ms." as a courtesy title. "Comrade" sounds too Russian Communist (for lack of better reference). That said, "Esteemed" is closer. "Contemporaries" or "compeers" works for me.

Colleagues?

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