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[quote=Anonymous]Honorifics are just that.. It's customary to use them as a show of respect in some countries and professions, and not so much in others. In this country, the expression "Doctor" is in common use only in medical-related fields. In academia, PhDs are typically referred to as "professor", not "doctor". People with other kinds of doctorates, like attorneys with JD degrees, are referred to as Mr or Ms, or Judge, if applicable, never as Doctor so-and-so. And it depends on the circumstances and environments. Many of my neighbors are medical doctors, but they introduced themselves to me by their first names, which I use when speaking with them in the context of us being neighbors. I don't see why you'd feel obligated to use the honorific "doctor" under the circumstances you describe unless you want to pander to the requestor's ego. [/quote]
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