Saturday, June 7, 2008

Doctorate Ettiquette

Dear Limo Princess,
Is is proper to use Dr. in front of my husbands name on his personal checks?
Beverly

Dear Beverly,
Not if he is an M.D., but it is considered pretentious and in questionable taste for any other doctorate degree. The proper way would be to place his degree after his name if you must include it on his checks, i.e. John Jones, Ph.D. Attorneys have a doctorate degree too, but they don't use the "Dr." salutation in this country.
Limo Princess

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