I hit my first WTF? moment in the copyedits. CE questioned my use of the title "Dr." for a character who has a Ph.D., not an M.D. stating that people with Ph.D.s don't commonly use Dr.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Barb - May 03, 2010 6:53:15 am PDT #3285 of 6693
“Not dead yet!”
Connie Neil - May 03, 2010 6:54:43 am PDT #3286 of 6693
brillig
Well, Miss Manners would agree in theory, but she also says to address people the way they want to be addressed.
Gudanov - May 03, 2010 6:57:13 am PDT #3287 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
The principal of my Elementary School was Dr. Forest Fernkauf and he had a Ph.D. in handwriting. He made the films we watched when learning to write cursive.
SailAweigh - May 03, 2010 7:00:20 am PDT #3288 of 6693
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My dad never used Dr. before his name, his Ph.D. is in physics. The only one who did was his mother. Proud mothers FTW!
I suspect in some fields, using Dr. may be more prevalent, but I work at a university and I don't know anyone who actually does.
sj - May 03, 2010 7:04:19 am PDT #3289 of 6693
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Every prof with a PhD that I had in college used Dr, and my high school principal used it.
Connie Neil - May 03, 2010 7:09:34 am PDT #3290 of 6693
brillig
Advanced theologians use Dr. as a matter of course, as far as I can tell.
Barb - May 03, 2010 7:17:39 am PDT #3291 of 6693
“Not dead yet!”
Every music professor I knew who had a Ph.D. used it as a matter of course--
Thing is, with respect to the MS, I have a character who is referred to throughout as "Dr." He's not an M.D., but a Ph.D. in music ed, which is clearly inferred although I don't spell that out specifically because it's not pertinent to the story other than the guy is a control freak and one who is very big on status (which is made very clear) hence, the use of "Dr.".
Connie Neil - May 03, 2010 7:28:16 am PDT #3292 of 6693
brillig
Such a man would use Dr., and it shouldn't be changed.
sj - May 03, 2010 7:29:33 am PDT #3293 of 6693
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Such a man would use Dr., and it shouldn't be changed.
Yes, definitely this.
erikaj - May 03, 2010 7:31:41 am PDT #3294 of 6693
Always Anti-fascist!
For that guy, then, I think it makes sense.