Yes.
Doesn't even happen to my mother, which is why it never occurred to me it was SOP.
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§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 10:28:24 am PDT #4172 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vortex - Jul 18, 2007 10:43:19 am PDT #4173 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Doesn't even happen to my mother, which is why it never occurred to me it was SOP.
well, I imagine that your mother is quite a formidable woman, and in a situation where she might be a Ph.D., people wouldn't take the risk of offending her by not using the preferred title.
amych - Jul 18, 2007 10:47:49 am PDT #4174 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm now sort of idly half-wondering how often ita's mother gets called "Your Majesty".
That said, I know many many dozens of Ph.D.'s who neither use nor like the title. It tends to depend a lot on both the person's field and the culture of the institution they work in.
Vortex - Jul 18, 2007 10:51:41 am PDT #4175 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That said, I know many many dozens of Ph.D.'s who neither use nor like the title. It tends to depend a lot on both the person's field and the culture of the institution they work in.
absolutely. Also, GD strikes me as the kind of place where a person's skills and abilities are what matters, not their title. And many Ph.D. I know introduce themselves as "I'm Dr [last name]" so, if someone doesn't, I won't make the connection, unless their job is clearly a Ph.D. level job (i.e. someone says "I'm Bob, I teach graduate physics", I know he's a Ph.D. But if someone says "I'm John, I run the AGEP program", I don't necessarily make that assumption)
amych - Jul 18, 2007 10:54:22 am PDT #4176 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Also, GD strikes me as the kind of place where a person's skills and abilities are what matters, not their title.
Yep. At real-life GD (as if!), everyone at all levels is called "Henry", and then some newbie bureaucrat wanders in every few months and says "Dr. so and so" and they all look a little flustered because they can't quite figure out who that even is.
(Note: everyone is "Henry". Regardless of real name.)
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 11:10:34 am PDT #4177 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess it would depend on how much space has been put between academia and the government/armed forces.
Liese S. - Jul 18, 2007 11:50:44 am PDT #4178 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Point taken about Jo as a gender counterpoint.
Definitely pinged by the Dr./Ms. discrepancy, but I chalked it up to the whole new role, new identity thing. Maybe it'll smooth out in the future.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 11:53:34 am PDT #4179 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jo's a textbook counterpoint, though.
No, I'm being harsh. Can she cook?
Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2007 11:54:24 am PDT #4180 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
When I worked in nerdland, nobody called anyone else "Dr.". Everyone usually went by their first name.
Zenkitty - Jul 18, 2007 11:58:14 am PDT #4181 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Jo makes men cook for her.