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 …

Feb 8, 2012 · 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 referred …

Mar 26, 2015 · One either has the degree, or one has not. For a person who is about to go through the ceremony, the term graduand exists:

Oct 25, 2016 · 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.

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.

Nov 8, 2017 · 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 University.

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 …

Dec 23, 2010 · I am studying PhD in the university. In the above, both sentences are wrong. Inserting for a between studying and PhD would make sentence 1. correct. Sentence 2. would …

Feb 22, 2017 · The rule that Henry Fowler suggests in his Modern English Usage (if memory serves; I don't have the book in front of me) is to use a period if and only if the abbreviation …

Dec 5, 2010 · 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."