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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the real world, people go by first names so that's my default.  If a teacher asks to be called Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs, Dr, her highness, whatever, I'll comply. But if you're going to be an outlier, you need to tell me. I tolerate people that are wound too tight. It really doesn't matter to me.

I'm an MD, it's all first name except at the hospital where Dr is a function more so than a specific person. But if somebody knows me, Becca works well there too....[/quote]

Different poster with a question for 'a' MD:  So if your child's teacher e-mails you and the salutation is 'Dear Becca' that works for you?  Or if you walk into your child's classroom and the teacher looks up and says 'Hi, Becca', is your response the same?  This is okay with you?  Just wondering because when my dad was hospitalized recently and the doctor walked in and called dad by his first name (this was the first time they had met) the doctor sure was surprised when dad called him Frank.[/quote]

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