My understanding is the PhDs are not called Dr. socially, but only professionally. But in general, if you're not sure, I feel over-honorific-ing is better than under. I mean, if you call someone Dr. Soandso and he says "Oh, call me Jack," you win, whereas if you call someone Jack and he says, "Ahem, it's Dr. Soandso," you lose.
In other back to school news, mr, flea has been assigned a TAship for this fall. He found out about it today. Classes started yesterday. Plus, he so didn't need to have to go to Raleigh 3 afternoons a week and do the damned grading while trying to take care of our kid and finish his damned PhD. I kind of hate his damned advisor.
At my semi Catholic college, the question we always had was-- is it Sister Nun McNunnerson, PhD or Dr. Nun McNunnerson, SSJ. We usually went with the latter in righting, but called them Sister Nun in practice. Except Marian Hocter, who we called Sister Doctor Hocter.
Also, in German is it not unreasonable to address someone as Herr Docktor Professor Schnitzelring (i.e mister doctor professor - all separate titles, all held by the same guy.)
The solution to the problem, of course, is to get your own PhD. That way, if someone gets snippy with you for not calling them "Doctor", you can get snippy right back.
just call me "your highness"
um. mean!
perhaps over the weekend you can think about how you've acted.
I'm going to a dude ranch in arizona in august to spend time with just about all of my living blood relatives. Do you really think this is the time for me to try and become nicer?
eta: boarding nowish.
Bye all!
I'm going to a dude ranch in arizona in august to spend time with just about all of my living blood relatives. Do you really think this is the time for me to try and become nicer?
I don't know... it depends on the cuteness level of the dudes, now doesn't it?
I meant the Ms. Jane Doe, Ph.D. for the envelope. Inside, I would use "Dr."
