To: yldstrk
well she sounds like a pompous ass
Not really.
It is traditional that persons tend to be addressed by the highest degree they attained or the highest position (governmental) they held.
Recall, 'don't call me Madam! I am a Senator!'?
Earning a PhD is (used to be) no small matter. The same with JD and M.D.
45 posted on
08/08/2013 6:08:21 AM PDT by
TomGuy
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To: TomGuy
I’m a lawyer and I insist on being called DR Ted Grant.
To: TomGuy
IMO, anyone who is a PhD and not a medical doctor, who insists others address them as Doctor, is a pompous-ass.
53 posted on
08/08/2013 6:29:54 AM PDT by
subterfuge
(CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
To: TomGuy
I have a JD and I don’t insist people call me doctor or esquire
63 posted on
08/08/2013 7:08:43 AM PDT by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
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