Dr Or Dr Which Is Correct

Stanley smith be correct assuming jane has taken stanley s last name.

Dr or dr which is correct. The word is originally an agentive noun of the latin verb docēre dɔˈkeːrɛ to teach. The plural of dr. You should always use the full stop. I usually prefer the dot while writing doctor dr or engineer er in front of someone s name.

It has been used as an academic title in europe since the 13th century when the first doctorates were awarded at the university of bologna and the university of paris. However in america the de facto is to always use the period full stop it s dr. John jane doe or drs. John smith john doe unless it is a possessive in which case the full word and an apostrophe should be used doctor s.

Is it correct if we put a dot after these titles abbreviations or not. Doctor is an academic title that originates from the latin word of the same spelling and meaning. Or maybe you have a better idea just not professors. So the next question is would dr.

Is correct as it is an abbreviation. The one i think is wrong looks better but this letter is semi formal so it needs to be just so. Recently i was reading articles on the net and realised that there is a lot of ambiguity over the usage of dr. In some languages german.

Because stanley is not a doctor the title cannot be connected. Just for fun consider this. In the uk the us of the full stop appears to be ok to use either dr or dr. Dr s smith and jones.