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.
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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
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.
Amy - May 03, 2010 8:35:54 am PDT #3295 of 6693
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 6693
“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.
Connie Neil - May 03, 2010 9:07:30 am PDT #3297 of 6693
brillig
That is odd that a copy editor would pick up something that is mostly a point of etiquette. I would think the titles that an author chooses to attach to a character are part and parcel of the whole descriptive package. Miss Manners (my guide to all things social) points out the difference between one nobleman speaking on the phone and saying, "Lord Cavendish, Duke of Salisbury, speaking" and the other picking up the phone and saying, "Yes, Salisbury here."