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angellous_evangellous

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OK, I'll be getting my doctorate soon and I'm wondering what is more effective.

#1 Dr. Angellous, Ph.D.

#2 Angellous, Ph.D.

Or just nothing at all.

I'm in academic circles as well as professional circles, working with churches.

In academic circles, it's usually nothing at all, but always accompanied by the position one has:

Angellous
Professor of New Testament
Evangellous Divinity School

But if one is not a professor, or if one simply prefers it, it's #2.

In the professional circles, it's always Dr. X, degree letters.

But there are plenty of people who mix and match.

What's a daddy to do?
 
Songbird

Songbird

She rules her life like a bird in flight
Doctor Esquire Emperor Angellous, the Daddy, Most Beneficent ***-Kicker

I like Angellous, Ph.D.

It's there for all to see that "Doctor" is apparent, but nonchalant; "Oh, that little abbreviation? Yeah, I guess you could call me Dr." (Then a modest whatever shrug.)
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Right now it's Angellous, ABD.

But I don't know anyone that wears that as a badge of honor.
 
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angellous_evangellous

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A better way of saying "ABD" is "Ph.D. candidate," which I do put on my signature.

I noticed that I got responses from scholars and libraries much easier with that.
 
McBell

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
angellous_evangellous said:
OK, I'll be getting my doctorate soon and I'm wondering what is more effective.

#1 Dr. Angellous, Ph.D.

#2 Angellous, Ph.D.

Or just nothing at all.

I'm in academic circles as well as professional circles, working with churches.

In academic circles, it's usually nothing at all, but always accompanied by the position one has:

Angellous
Professor of New Testament
Evangellous Divinity School

But if one is not a professor, or if one simply prefers it, it's #2.

In the professional circles, it's always Dr. X, degree letters.

But there are plenty of people who mix and match.

What's a daddy to do?
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I would suggest putting only your legal name if you want to add the alphabet soup to it.

Some places might even try charging you with fraud if you present your alphabet soup with anything other than your legal name.
Though most allow DBA's.
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Mestemia said:
I would suggest putting only your legal name if you want to add the alphabet soup to it.

Some places might even try charging you with fraud if you present your alphabet soup with anything other than your legal name.
Though most allow DBA's.
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That strikes me as a bit silly, especially in this context.

I was just letting "Angellous" serve as a form example without attributing any accomplishments or titles to that name.

If someone is confused about that, and thinks that Angellous is anything more, that cannot possibly be my problem.

(and let the reader know that I would incessantly and relentlessly make fun of their stupidity)
 
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angellous_evangellous

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One must wonder if it's fraudulent to refer to "Dr. Octopus" as such?

Or Dr. Frankenstein?

Dr. Love

Dr. Pepper

Dr. Evil
 
McBell

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
angellous_evangellous said:
That strikes me as a bit silly, especially in this context.

I was just letting "Angellous" serve as a form example without attributing any accomplishments or titles to that name.

If someone is confused about that, and thinks that Angellous is anything more, that cannot possibly be my problem.

(and let the reader know that I would incessantly and relentlessly make fun of their stupidity)
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I would most definitely check the laws and make sure that you are not going to get in trouble if you use a nickname.

Finding out that you should have filed a DBA after charges have been filed might not be fun.
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Mestemia said:
I would most definitely check the laws and make sure that you are not going to get in trouble if you use a nickname.

Finding out that you should have filed a DBA after charges have been filed might not be fun.
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To be clear -

I don't use "Angellous" in my email signatures. Is that what you're thinking?
 
McBell

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
angellous_evangellous said:
One must wonder if it's fraudulent to refer to "Dr. Octopus" as such?

Or Dr. Frankenstein?

Dr. Love

Dr. Pepper

Dr. Evil
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I understand you think it is silly.
My brother thought the same thing until he got charged with fraud.
And all he had to do to avoid it was file a DBA.
 
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angellous_evangellous

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Mestemia said:
um...
Yes, it is what I am thinking.
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haha

No man, I just used "Angellous" as an example. I can see the confusion.

I agree, it would be inappropriate to do that, and I would never do that.

I only use my legal name on emails, etc.
 
McBell

McBell

mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
angellous_evangellous said:
haha

No man, I just used "Angellous" as an example. I can see the confusion.

I agree, it would be inappropriate to do that, and I would never do that.

I only use my legal name on emails, etc.
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oh.
um...

my bad.

**Please pay no attention to the hooded man with egg on his face***
 
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