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Deborah Capras

Dear Professor - or Dear Dr? 3 Replies

Started by Deborah Capras in Grammar, Style, Usage, Writing, Journalism. Last reply by Judy Vorfeld 8 hours ago.

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Volunteer Comox 4 Replies

Started by Kyla in Education. Last reply by Judy Vorfeld Nov 20.

Baby Jane Lacaba

Education Online 1 Reply

Started by Baby Jane Lacaba in Education. Last reply by Judy Vorfeld Nov 20.

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Thank you, Professor Cordry. You are our very own, very special professor!
8 hours ago
I posed the same question to my dissertation adviser, who replied,"Anyone can get a Ph.D., but only a few of those attain the rank of professor." That makes good sense, I think.
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Deborah: let me start with Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, which says (15.20): Social titles such as Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr. may be omitted in most contexts with no loss of respect. When an academic degree or professional designation follo...
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What is the best form of address to someone who is a Professor and a doctor (not an MD)? Isn't professor the highest academic title? Shouldn't we write Dear Professor? In German, people write both "Dear Prof. Dr....".
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Outsiders welcome

Hello! I’m sending this note to a half-dozen people
who joined Webgrammar.ning.com but, so far as I know,
never appeared at the site or sought help with problems in
grammar or usage. Speaking for myself, I’m at webgrammar
because I believe in doing whatever I can to help people and
because I miss teaching---I’m a retired professor and a
specialist in grammar and usage, subjects I find endlessly
fascinating. I want very much to help people learn about
language. Please understand that you’re welco… Continue

Posted by Cartoon Professor on September 30, 2009 at 10:01am

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ER staff thinks service dog rocks! And so does Cody’s family…


Our son, Cody, fell in the shower Saturday evening after he and our seizure alert service dog, Polly, returned from camp. (Everyone there wanted to know if they could borrow Polly for a few days to teach their kids a thing or two.)

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