Ok, folks, please settle this one.
I know that Dr. Sam Wang, PhD, is incorrect b/c it's like saying Dr. Dr.; however, I recently saw something that said:
Mr. Sam Wang, PhD. I hold that this is incorrect for the same reason. I say it should be
Mr. Sam Wang
Sam Wang, PhD
Dr. Sam Wang
Please let me know the correct version. I have looked in my personal grammar/punctuation bible and it's not discussed.
Thanks.
D.
I know that Dr. Sam Wang, PhD, is incorrect b/c it's like saying Dr. Dr.; however, I recently saw something that said:
Mr. Sam Wang, PhD. I hold that this is incorrect for the same reason. I say it should be
Mr. Sam Wang
Sam Wang, PhD
Dr. Sam Wang
Please let me know the correct version. I have looked in my personal grammar/punctuation bible and it's not discussed.
Thanks.
D.
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Re: Proper Address
Fri, October 27, 2006 - 5:42 PMDr.! Dr.! Gimmie the news!
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Tue, November 7, 2006 - 1:32 PMI believe that Mr. Sam Wang, Ph.D., is correct unless Mr. Wang is known to be particularly persnickety about being called a doctor. -
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Tue, November 7, 2006 - 1:51 PMSorry, this is unrelated to the thread but I've just got to ask what's with this word "persnickety"? I use the word "pernickey", to mean someone who is rather fussy but have not come across it with an 'S' in it until finding it on some posts on Tribe the last couple of days. Is this a North American version?
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Tue, November 7, 2006 - 3:00 PMNever heard of "pernickety," though they're probably variations on the same word. "Persnickety" also means fussy, though I imagine it as meaning more "fussy and prickly."
dictionary.com lists pernickety as an alternate spelling of persnickety, and does indicate that pernickety might be of Scottish origin. -
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Wed, November 8, 2006 - 3:39 PMIn British English it is definitely pernickety. Fussy and prickly is a good way of putting it.
The 's' does make it sound cuter.
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Fri, December 15, 2006 - 3:26 PMDr. Sam Wong, Ph.D. is correctly used to distinguish him from his sister, Dr. Samantha Wong, M.D. -
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Sun, December 17, 2006 - 11:13 AMIn that event, I might put the MD and PhD in parentheses:
Dr. Sam Wong (Ph.D.) was joined by his sister, Dr. Sam Wong (M.D.).
My boss and all five of his siblings have the same initials...I can actually see that happening.
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