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04-27-2011, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by StonerPenguin
I'm pretty sure it means Dr. (as a title), like the person being referred to has their PhD.
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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
Yeah, 博士 is a PhD (which stands for "doctor of philosophy") or someone else with a doctorate. I think I'm technically カイレゲッツ博士, but I'm not sure if 法務 needs to be in there, too, since I have a JD (juris doctor) instead of a PhD.
Thank you both for the clarification. Everything is clear now