On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07/14/2012 06:35 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote:
> What is a barrister? It's a british half-a-lawyer, I think :) >I don't think we have those sort of beasts in Scotland, > although > we do have writers to the signet. Do they both give advice and appear in court? And if so, to which century do they dress? :) > Well and true. > > Notwithstanding that, my grandfather, Dr Richmond McIntosh (M.D.) was > bothe real medical doctor (i.e. not just an M. B.) and contributed to > knowldge (search for his stuff > in the BMJ on the internet). Prior to the modern MD, there was a real M.D., just like the Ph.D., L.L.D., D.D. (the four learned professions) Watering down the title was a reasonable exchange for replacing the barbers for primary medical care . . . I'll acknowledge and agree that an M.D. who has either published in a journal or developed and circulated (not just patented and charged licensing fees) is a doctor. I have a couple of friends with joint M.D. Ph.D. I refer to them as "the only physicians I know who are real doctors" . . . :) -- The Hawkins Law Firm Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 hawkinslawf...@gmail.com 3025 S. Maryland Parkway Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89109 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
