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elmer2 • today at 6:38 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yes, we've made it so someone with a doctorate in literature should still be called a 'doctor'. However, in this context, it means medical doctor.


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thereader12 • today at 8:57 PM

Physicians stole the Ph.D title not the other way around. Both physcians and dentists have profession based degrees.