'Not Fade Away'
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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.".
Such a man would use Dr., and it shouldn't be changed.
Such a man would use Dr., and it shouldn't be changed.
Yes, definitely this.
For that guy, then, I think it makes sense.
Either way, the copy editor is just pointing it out. Just change it back.
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.
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."
That's part of the copy editor's job, Connie.
To point out etiquette flaws?
To point common usage and conform to a certain style.