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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here. I'm a lawyer involved in litigation and am trying to get documents from her. I'm not saying a PhD is worthless by any stretch. [/quote]

If that's the case, I don't think it is as bad as you do.  First of all, that suggests you are not someone who works with her closely or regularly.  Second, clients often feel annoyed or harassed by having to give over documents for discovery etc. so her response was probably reflecting that annoyance.[/quote]

This.  If you were demanding something from me, or puffing your chest with authority, and asked me something using Mr. Larlo or just Larlo, I would most definitely correct them to Dr. Larlo.

It reminds me of a few years ago, I was on a teleconference, and we were disagreeing about something -- and a person on the on the line said, well I talked to so-and-so, a PhD, and she disagrees with you.  I was about to blow up, when my PM says (we all work for the same company), I understand that Dr. So-and-So thinks that, but Dr. Larlo here disagrees.  Here him out.  FWIW, I was right.[/quote]

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