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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s pretentious to use Dr. if you aren’t a medical doctor. [/quote]

Yeah, no. I earned a PhD and the title associated with my degree is Doctor. It is different than an MD but still earned.[/quote]
Calling someone by a title is a form of respect. Your PhD may have earned you respect among your colleagues, so they call you Dr.  The rest of the people you run into on a daily basis couldn't care less, and will continue to call you by your name.  Your extra years of school mean nothing to us.  I call my medical doctor "Dr" because he is performing a service for me.  If some rando who lives in my neighborhood wants to be called Dr. instead of Mr/Mrs. they can kick rocks.
[b]Your PhD gets you at title in your professional setting, where it actually applies.  [/b]That's it.  If you try to force it anywhere else it just tells us you are pretentious and not someone we want to associate with.[/quote]

I'm the one who called Dr. Reid "Dr. Reid" and I do believe I'm speaking about her in a professional capacity. This is...her job.[/quote]
Agreed, and the text you quoted wasn't directed at you for calling her Dr. Reid appropriately.  It was to the other person who expects everyone worldwide to recognize her PhD regardless of it being in a professional or social context.[/quote]

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