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.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Gudanov - May 03, 2010 6:57:13 am PDT #3287 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping
SailAweigh - May 03, 2010 7:00:20 am PDT #3288 of 6706
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 6706
"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 6706
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 6706
“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 6706
brillig
Such a man would use Dr., and it shouldn't be changed.
sj - May 03, 2010 7:29:33 am PDT #3293 of 6706
"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 6706
Always Anti-fascist!
For that guy, then, I think it makes sense.
Amy - May 03, 2010 8:35:54 am PDT #3295 of 6706
Because books.
Either way, the copy editor is just pointing it out. Just change it back.
Barb - May 03, 2010 8:39:55 am PDT #3296 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”
It's not necessarily a bad thing to point out, but it struck me as a curious thing to have caught her attention.
I'm doing a clarification later on in the story where she pointed out it makes more sense, but otherwise, I'm leaving it be.