"Mr. Smith, John" or "Smith, Mr. John" Title location in reversed …
Aug 29, 2018 · The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.), 16.40, also says to drop titles from names in indexes: Academic titles such as Prof. and Dr., used before a name, are not retained in …
abbreviations - Should I write "PhD" or "Ph.D."? - English …
Question pretty self-explanatory. Should the abbreviation of the Latin term philosophiae doctor be written as PhD (no periods) or Ph.D. (with periods)?
vocabulary - Desk name plate for a PhD holder - English Language ...
My brother recently received a PhD diploma in Chemistry. I would like to give him a desk name plate as a gift with a small insignia and his name and title. Should it be: Alexander Doe, PhD or …
When is Mr/Mrs appropriate? - English Language & Usage Stack …
This is really an etiquette question, not English. The etiquette for letters is fairly well known (which is not to say you cannot ignore it if you choose), but email is still not old enough for it to be …
Formal writing: replace "in fact" in a sentence
Sep 5, 2020 · I am writing my PhD thesis... Specifically, I am looking to remove "in fact" in favour of a more formal word or phrase... I am interested in writing formally rather than …
When did "while" and "whilst" become interchangeable?
May 7, 2016 · While I was reading your informative answer, a thought occurred to me: whilst it seems clear that "while" and "whilst" are interchangeable, I still perceive a difference when I …
Term for completion of a Post-graduate degree
When someone completes their Bachelors degree, we say that he/she has graduated. Is their any such term for completion of a post-graduate degree (Masters or PhD)? Also, sometimes I have …
What would be the British Equivalent Words to "Freshmen" …
Apr 7, 2013 · I know that to describe which year you're in, with American English, people usually use words like: Freshmen - 1st year college/university student Sophomore - 2nd year Junior - …
Use of "I", "we" and the passive voice in a scientific thesis
On the other hand, a PhD thesis is not a scientific journal paper, but a PhD thesis, and if you want to use I in it I don't see anything wrong with that. The passive voice should not be used to …
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Possible Duplicate: Should I write “PhD” or “Ph.D.”? I see that PhD is written PhD while the undergraduate degree is written B.Sc. What's the reason for this? Should I write the Master of …