At work, the younger folk have taken to addressing me as “Doc” or “Doctor J”. I never mention having a Ph.D.; the birth of the expression was spontaneous, apparently in recognition of a certain grizzled wisdom. It is delightful to hear; as was the typically Middle-Eastern form of address, “Doctorr Devvid”, back when I used to do business with the nations of Arabia. It’s respectful but friendly; and best of all, it reminds me of my favorite Doctor, the greatest linguist who ever lived:
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