[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Joanne Rowling's Doctorates

[Jeremy Davis]

> Anyway, I looked into this - practice varies from country to country. In
the UK, it is
> *generally* not customary to use the title Doctor if all a person
possesses is an
> Honourary Doctorate.

I may just be picky here, but in the UK it may be less *general* than you
may think! People with PhDs should be called *DR*, however medical *Drs* do
not have PhDs so in theory they should not be called *DR*, however they are
awarded an Honourary Doctorate, and rather obviously they are called *DR*.