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rikkiprince t1_j2cn3u5 wrote

Reply to comment by Chilling_Demon in Brian May gets a knighthood in New Year Honours list by StephenHunterUK

Also, professor comes ahead of sir/dame, like Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Not sure why Dr wouldn't.

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markuslama t1_j2d0irz wrote

I'm not sure if this is correct in the UK, but around here Professor is a job description, reserved for those who teach at a university. Dr. "only" means you have a doctorate. I imagine it would be the same for General Sir Whatever.

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ScoobyDoNot t1_j2d922d wrote

In the UK Professor is only for the highest ranks at a university, mere lecturers with PhDs don't get that title.

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