
abbreviations - Should I write "PhD" or "Ph.D."? - English …
For example, my academic discipline (linguistics) traditionally employs the no-periods convention for all titles (not only PhD, MA, and BA but also Mr, Dr, and Prof), while the style enforcer at …
Did I "get" (or "take") my degree "from" (or "in") the University of ...
You took your degree at the University of Life. You received your degree from the University of Life. The reason is that you took it — as in studied for it — in the physical location.
What is the correct phrase to describe an ongoing study for a PhD?
2017年11月8日 · She is doing a PhD in the X program at Y University, She is working towards a PhD in the X program at Y University, or She is studying for a PhD in the X program at Y …
What's the correct way of saying that one is pursuing a degree?
2016年10月25日 · Agree with @Mick re "study for a degree" rather than "study a degree". The latter doesn't make sense in any English I've ever heard.
etymology - Which was the first doctor, M.D. or Ph.D.? - English ...
2012年2月8日 · But which of Ph.D. or M.D. was first referred to as a doctor? Are you saying that at the year such degree titles/letters started to be conferred, those people were already …
punctuation - Comma or no comma before "PhD"? - English …
2017年4月6日 · There was a television series in the 1960s entitled "Marcus Welby, M.D." Lawyers of a certain age have long written "John Doe, Esquire" on their business cards. Based on …
abbreviations - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
You will find that PhD Ph.D. BSc B.Sc. MSc and M.Sc. are all found. The question linked to handles this for PhD/Ph.D. but the answer covers the rest. The only thing to add to it is to be …
capitalization - Capitalize fields of study? - English Language
2010年12月5日 · Do I say "I study computer science," or "I study Computer Science"? Similarly, "I really liked that computer science course," vs. "I really liked that Computer Science course."
Graduate student in or of? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2014年2月22日 · I (British English native speaker) wouldn't use either of your example sentences; they sound wrong to me. There is a phrase in English "student of xyz" which would be valid, …
Use of "I", "we" and the passive voice in a scientific thesis
Possible Duplicate: Style Question: Use of “we” vs. “I” vs. passive voice in a dissertation. When the first person voice is used in scientific writing it is mostly used in the first person plural, as …