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Old 01-19-2004, 03:40 PM   #2047
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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
edited to add: of course, best practice (as opposed to traditional practice) in the US since its inception has been for no one to insist on any title in any setting other than "Mr." and applicable variants. Snootier universities seem to be about the only place this has any hope of sticking, though.
This is, indeed, good practice. Very few things irritate my parents more than receiving an invitation addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Balt Parents. Dr. and Dr. is acceptable (but not prefered); Mr. and Mrs. escapes notice. Balt Mother finds Mr. and Dr. to be amusing, but acknowledges that this is hypocritical.
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