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post 1695683263 12-31-2023, 09:37 PM
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Depends on the context. In academia students and admin typically refer to professors as doctor.
"Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts -- some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole."
post 1695683343 12-31-2023, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted By homers54321⏩
If you ask me to call you doctor, I'm not calling you doctor. It's almost as bad as someone telling you to address them by their pronouns
In professional settings the title is justified. Have you been to college? What did you call your professors?
"Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts -- some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole."
post 1695683413 12-31-2023, 09:41 PM
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The original pronoun *******ry
post 1695683503 12-31-2023, 09:43 PM
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would call dr j....dr anytime but that it
post 1695683593 12-31-2023, 09:45 PM
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Its only acceptable during roleplay and only after they sucked your dik, never before. otherwise, they can get ****ed.
post 1695684053 12-31-2023, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted By LateShow⏩
I usually assume they’re joking when they use it for me, even though I have 2 technically (science PhD and PharmD)

Prefer most people don’t use it unless they’re students, which prof is just fine
You can be Doctor Doctor.

post 1695684693 12-31-2023, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted By BespokenBrah⏩
Wasn't it Dr. Henry Kissinger?
As it was Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Originally Posted By Sergis⏩
the only exception is dr layne norton, phd
aware lulz
Originally Posted By Reliance012⏩
Depends on the context. In academia students and admin typically refer to professors as doctor.
The first time. Then it's customary for the Prof to say how how he or she would like to be addressed. 95% of the time in my experience they just want you to use their first name when talking, but not in writing.

Never write "Bill, sorry my paper is late" way too colloquial and informal. But if you see Dr. Bill in the saloon and buy him a Kamikaze shot the night before the paper is due and say "Bill my paper be late," you're fine.
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post 1695686483 12-31-2023, 11:44 PM
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This seems to be more a thing in countries outside the United States. I find it humourous that countries like France that had revolutions to remove their monarchy are predisposed to this type of hierarchical labeling.

Even things like Mr. And Mrs. And the formal vs informal you and associated verbage are still big things in Europe.

I cannot speak for the British, but Americans have gone the way of even kids referring to adults without formality and post COVID a lot of "experts" are being devalued as well.

The US has more of a customer to business relationship while in countries like France these same transactions are more requesting assistance from an authority (government titled or authorized person).
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Originally Posted By FingerFood⏩
This seems to be more a thing in countries outside the United States. I find it humourous that countries like France that had revolutions to remove their monarchy are predisposed to this type of hierarchical labeling.

Even things like Mr. And Mrs. And the formal vs informal you and associated verbage are still big things in Europe.

I cannot speak for the British, but Americans have gone the way of even kids referring to adults without formality and post COVID a lot of "experts" are being devalued as well.

The US has more of a customer to business relationship while in countries like France these same transactions are more requesting assistance from an authority (government titled or authorized person).
The covid era showed normal every day folks loud and clear that many "experts" are totally full of bs.
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somebody should have banned this crap maybe 100 years ago. guess universtieis lobbied to keep it.
post 1695707093 01-01-2024, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
As it was Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.



aware lulz



The first time. Then it's customary for the Prof to say how how he or she would like to be addressed. 95% of the time in my experience they just want you to use their first name when talking, but not in writing.

Never write "Bill, sorry my paper is late" way too colloquial and informal. But if you see Dr. Bill in the saloon and buy him a Kamikaze shot the night before the paper is due and say "Bill my paper be late," you're fine.
That might be true at community colleges or small liberal arts universities where relationships are closer between student and professor. At larger universities, it is rare for professors to be on a first name basis with undergraduate students. The exception to this is when they work closely with the professor in research, but even then it’s not the norm.
"Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry facts -- some of them interesting or curious but making no meaningful picture as a whole."
post 1695707763 01-01-2024, 01:05 PM
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The whole designation is antiquated and should be done away with, or call all doctorates that.

No special favoring from society picking who they respect more at any given point in time.
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It's not nearly as bad as the ones that insist on listing every degree and certification after their name: Mary Smith BA, MA, PMP, CNA, XYZ, PDQ
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One day some lib was talking about Dr Jill Biden and said Dr
I think weird
Are you talking about that dingbat Joy Behar "He should appoint Jill for Surgeon General. She's a WONDERFUL doctor."
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post 1695708263 01-01-2024, 01:18 PM
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Even more pretentious are the MBA grads who use it in their name. "John Doe, MBA"
Because I don't post enough to care to and I forget the next day
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post 1695708503 01-01-2024, 01:27 PM
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No. Its retarded and makes you a pretentious douche bag who has an overrated self worth.

Doctorate in African cultural studies vs an Bachelor level engineer from a real school: which ones is more educated and probably useful in society?

I don't even call a MD doctor. Why would I? He's just a grown dude, just like me. He has a name, he is just an individual.
post 1695709293 01-01-2024, 01:45 PM
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Academia: it's a cultural norm.

Outside of academia: you sound like a twat.

TBH, it isn't something that arises very much in general usage anymore. People used to get addressed as mr xyx or miss xyz and say "it's doctor xyz", but that has changed. In many, if not most, of the settings where people would have previously been formal enough to call you mr/miss/mrs, they are too scared of pronouns etc to use them and now address you as first name last name or even just first name.

NB: never use dr on medical forms/paperwork.
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so you're a doctor like kissinger's a doctor?
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UK angle - they would be laughed out of the room by others - esp by those senior to them - even at the most libtard uni's.

Majority of academics/researchers are PHD's or working towards it - just part of the job to get promoted in academia here, ultimately means nothing.

(I work with a load of them) - in most of the proper sciences, a PHD is the norm tbh.
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No and since the norm of being called a 'doctor' means actual medical doctor. I just think its laughable. If you are at a University I can understand why you might address your professor as Dr. But outside of that LMAO.
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Originally Posted By helpmee⏩
One day some lib was talking about Dr Jill Biden and said Dr
I think weird
So I wait and asked "I forget the name of the black guy that ran against Trump... you know.. He is the sec of housing now."
They said "Ben Carson?"
I say.. "Weird that you did not address a literal neurosurgeon as a DR, seems racist"
Jill Biden has a totally undeserved doctorate in education from a community college that she only wanted because she was butthurt about her idiot husband having an official title. Calling her Dr. is super cringe.
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Originally Posted By oreogasm⏩
Even more pretentious are the MBA grads who use it in their name. "John Doe, MBA"
Perhaps even more sad, I know a couple people who went to law school but then kept failing the bar exam so use “JD” after their name. Pathetic.
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If you're going to school til the age of 40, I think it's appropriate to call them a dr.
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Originally Posted By bradlehman⏩
Perhaps even more sad, I know a couple people who went to law school but then kept failing the bar exam so use “JD” after their name. Pathetic.
Just as cringe is when lawyers put "Esquire" after their name.
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I'll refer to anyone with a legit PhD as "Dr." if they ask, or if that is how they were introduced.

If you have a PhD is anything related to women's issues, or worse, an EdD, then fooking LOL@your fake doctorate. Might as well call it a a cucktorate degree.
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