tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post7573984066042301186..comments2023-09-08T08:14:24.489-06:00Comments on Queen of West Procrastination: This gives you three years' noticeQueen of West Procrastinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-4978063854976523922007-06-18T22:29:00.000-06:002007-06-18T22:29:00.000-06:00Mr. Trillwing has an e-mail address under the name...Mr. Trillwing has an e-mail address under the name "Mister Doctor Trillwing." It's lovely, especially since he uses my last name instead of his.<BR/><BR/>We have yet to receive an envelope that reads "Mr. and Dr," so don't get your hopes up.<BR/><BR/>Around here, it's OK to address PhDs as "Doctor," though "Professor," being the rarer title (tenure-track jobs are far fewer than doctorates), is usually the preferred form of address.<BR/><BR/>At an upcoming tech-n-teaching symposium, I'll address the audience once each day (for four days) in segment called "Ask Dr. Leslie." I (jokingly) insisted on the Dr. because, in my words, "I don't get to roll it out enough." But the name stuck. I hope people don't think I'm pretentious.Leslie M-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-43007355022363421612007-06-18T18:29:00.000-06:002007-06-18T18:29:00.000-06:00oh oh, anne of green gables! i like mr. dr. dear m...oh oh, anne of green gables! i like mr. dr. dear myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-9801375290666816842007-06-18T12:29:00.000-06:002007-06-18T12:29:00.000-06:00Thanks, Lynniec! And that makes sense: from what ...Thanks, Lynniec! And that makes sense: from what I can tell (at least in the parts of Canada where I've lived), "Dr." seems to be a term of formal address for PhDs.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-9110858561954649332007-06-18T11:54:00.000-06:002007-06-18T11:54:00.000-06:00Wait. I'm dumb. That should read "in countries r...Wait. I'm dumb. That should read "in countries recently linked to the UK (so Canada, Australia) and in South Africa..."<BR/><BR/>Whatever. Just go read it yourself Maryanne. I can't do all your dirty work for you.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title)LynnieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451076575419937000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-88935568571376111622007-06-18T11:52:00.000-06:002007-06-18T11:52:00.000-06:00If Wikipedia is to be believed (which it most ofte...If Wikipedia is to be believed (which it most often is not) then in countries recently linked to the UK (so Canada, Australia, South Africa) it is okay to call yourself Dr. in all situations except for ones in which you might be mistaken for an actual medical doctor.<BR/>It might be different in the US, or Wikipedia might be full of lies (which I don't doubt) but I want to call you Dr. Yourlastname, so I'm looking for proof that it's okay.LynnieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451076575419937000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-17887405722104374862007-06-18T09:41:00.000-06:002007-06-18T09:41:00.000-06:00What? Okay, I apparently have no idea about forma...What? Okay, I apparently have no idea about formal address. All I know is that a prof that I know gets all his bills addressed to Dr. Vic Hislastname.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-48613247655588922342007-06-17T23:07:00.000-06:002007-06-17T23:07:00.000-06:00I believe the formal convention for your (our) sit...I believe the formal convention for your (our) situation is stickier than you'd think... because in "formal" ettiquette, we PhDs are not addressed as Dr! Appalling, right? It's technically reserved for M.D.s <BR/><BR/>However, if you _were_ to give the PhD it's proper due, you would be <BR/><BR/>Mr. Christopher and Dr. Queen YourLastNamekrisluvswoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301389134917751361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-61272798678954070962007-06-17T17:21:00.000-06:002007-06-17T17:21:00.000-06:00I'm so going to start calling him Mr. Dr. Dear.I'm so going to start calling him Mr. Dr. Dear.LynnieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451076575419937000noreply@blogger.com