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re: Would you refer to this person as a “doctor” outside of an academic setting?

Posted on 3/31/22 at 6:43 am to
Posted by udtiger
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Member since Nov 2006
99547 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 6:43 am to
No.

Professor
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
18529 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 6:53 am to
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No. Professor


Only if published enough to be called that.
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 3/31/22 at 2:30 pm to
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No.

Professor

The PhDs that I know whom are also college professors prefer the title “Professor” to “doctor” and I’ve only heard them introduced as “doctor lastname” in a formal academic setting like when giving a speech or accepting an award.
Posted by Gaggle
Member since Oct 2021
5690 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:16 pm to
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No.

Professor
Professor is more honorific at an elite university. A PhD "Dr" could be an assistant cleaning the fish tank. Professor is published, tenured, leads a department. And calling them doctor outside academia only serves to confuse. So, never call them doctor.
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