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Sirs,

Dr or Dr. - is full stop required after doctor or not necessary?

Another quesition is that i want to put two names of the doctors in the letter. How to use title?

Dear Dr. Avinash and Dr. Pratap,

or

Dear Drs Avinash and Pratap

Can you please help me? thanks

SHiva K

6th May 2011

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Anonymous:

Mr Shiva K,

In British English it is not necessary to indicate an abbreviation with a full stop (period) after the abbreviation, when the last letter of the abbreviation is the same as the unabbreviated word,while the opposite holds true in North American English. This means that while the abbreviation of Doctor is usually written as "Dr" in most of the Commonwealth, it is usually written as "Dr." in North America.

When addressing several people, each of whom holds a doctoral title, one may use the plural abbreviation "Drs" (or "Drs."in American English) for example, instead of Dr Vinod and Dr Harsh: Drs Vinod and Harsh. The abbreviation Drs. can also mean doctorandus, a Dutch academic title.

Vinod Mangwani

26th July 2012

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Mister Micawber:

Hello, Shiva.

Dr or Dr. - is full stop required after doctor or not necessary?-- It is no longer necessary. Both forms are acceptable.

Dear Dr. Avinash and Dr. Pratap

Dear Drs Avinash and Pratap-- Both of these are OK, too, though I would use the first.

6th May 2011Veteran Member84,880

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BarbaraPA:

I would suggest that in the United States, the period is still needed, as it is after Mr., Mrs., or Ms. I understand its use is declining (or gone) in other versions of English.

6th May 2011Veteran Member27,439

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V S Rao:

Hi Shiva,

AnonymousDr or Dr. - is full stop required after doctor or not necessary?

It is optional

AnonymousDear Dr. Avinash and Dr. Pratap,

Absolutely right.

AnonymousDear Drs Avinash and Pratap

Never write as Drs. Instead, elaborate it as Doctors. It is acceptable in medical correspondance.

Dear Doctors Avinash and Pratap.

_____

Regards,

Sri

6th May 2011Regular Member569

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Anonymous:

Thank you sirs. Lot of difference is observed with in english language use. American use is something easy compared to british use. British medical spellings are very difficult to write. Thanks again.

Shiva K

7th May 2011

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V S Rao:

Hi Shiva,

AnonymousBritish medical spellings are very difficult to write

Refer medical dictionary, if you have any difficulty.

Sri

7th May 2011

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Anonymous:

Thaks sir.

Shiva K

8th May 2011

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Anonymous:

The full stop after Dr indicating an abbreviation, was NEVER acceptable.

It should be Dr Avinash and Dr Pat...

Same applies for the plural

Rgds,

AC

14th September 2011

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BarbaraPA:

AnonymousThe full stop after Dr indicating an abbreviation, was NEVER acceptable. It should be Dr Avinash and Dr Pat...Same applies for the plural Rgds, AC

Hello AC.

This is simply not true in the U.S. We use the period after Dr. consistently.

Your statement that it is NEVER acceptable is incorrect. In fact, it's rare that we can say "never" with anything regarding English.

14th September 2011

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dimsumexpress:

Grammar GeekThis is simply not true in the U.S. We use the period after Dr. consistently.
Your statement that it is NEVER acceptable is incorrect. In fact, it's rare that we can say "never" with anything regarding English.

I agree with GG. As far as I am concerned, the proper abbrivation of "doctor" is always "Dr.". The lazy form without the period has become the acceptable "norm" in recent time, just one example among the thousands we have seen in the declining level of proper English usage. Some view this decline an evolving change. But for the specific mission of the Forum, we, I believe, should maintain the propriety. Just my two cents' worth.

14th September 2011Senior Member4,167

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Mister Micawber:

dimsumexpress But for the specific mission of the Forum, we, I believe, should maintain the propriety.

Oh, dear. No, dimsum. We are here to advice on current practice.

15th September 2011Veteran Member84,880

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Rover_KE:

Shiva, it is not appropriate to address everybody on the forum as Sirs.

In the western world we have many highly educated female teachers who are happy to help you.

Please show them the respect they deserve.

Rover

15th September 2011Senior Member4,310

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dimsumexpress:

Mister MicawberWe are here to advice on current practice.

Hi MM,

What I referred to as "mission" is to help learners to follow the traditional grammar rules, and perhaps advise them of the current practice as you mentioned. That being said, traditional grammar hasn't changed much for the past half century. The changes we have seen are those created by the technological advances which made a lot of us forgettful of simple math and grammar. That's the reality. Perhaps I had overstated the mission.

15th September 2011

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Anonymous:

Mr Shiva K,

In British English it is not necessary to indicate an abbreviation with a full stop (period) after the abbreviation, when the last letter of the abbreviation is the same as the unabbreviated word,while the opposite holds true in North American English. This means that while the abbreviation of Doctor is usually written as "Dr" in most of the Commonwealth, it is usually written as "Dr." in North America.

When addressing several people, each of whom holds a doctoral title, one may use the plural abbreviation "Drs" (or "Drs."in American English) for example, instead of Dr Vinod and Dr Harsh: Drs Vinod and Harsh. The abbreviation Drs. can also mean doctorandus, a Dutch academic title.

Vinod Mangwani

26th July 2012

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Anonymous:

"drs." (doctorandus) is in many European countries the equivolent of M.Sc., dr. (doctor) is the equivolent of a Ph.D. Hence, using drs. or Drs. may be confusing. So please give every person his/her own title.
"Dr." is an abreviation of doctor, therefore, it should, like all other abreviations, be written with a full stop.

11th August 2012

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Anonymous:

Dr Viduruwan Lakputhu:

Punctuation in abbreviations

People are often uncertain about whether or not to use full stops in abbreviations. Here are some guidelines:
1. In both British and American English, if you are using initial (i.e. first) letters to represent words, you don’t normally need to put a full stop after them:

BBC

UK

NATO


2. In American English, however, it is common to use a full stop as an alternative style for certain abbreviations, in particular:

USA or U.S.A.

US or U.S.



3. If an abbreviation consists of the first and last letters of a word, you don’t need to use a full stop at the end:

Mr

Ltd

Dr



4. If the abbreviation consists only of the first part of a word, then you should put a full stop at the end:



Wed. [= Wednesday]

Dec. [= December]



See more information about abbreviations .



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