honorific | Matthew Dicks

The New York Times use of honorifics must end.

By Matthew Dicks | July 22, 2017 |

I like the New York Times. I’m an online subscriber to the New York Times. Despite Trump’s insistence that the New York Times is failing, digital subscriptions are at a record high, the stock price is near a 52 week high, and Trump gave a long and damning interview to the paper just last week.…

My problem with honorifics

By Matthew Dicks | December 19, 2016 |

I’m not a fan of titles, which is a nice way of saying that I really, really hate titles. Let me explain. I have several good friends who have earned doctorates in a variety of fields. Some are actual medical doctors. If a person is having a heart attack on an airplane and the flight…