Addressing professors with a Ph.D.: Professor or Dr.?

[thatguydownsouth]

Originally Posted by Chemistry_Guy

Assistant and associate professors often respond favorably to the abridged title "Ass Pro".

lol we had a teacher in high school that led the debate club, he had a masters in English. We called him Master-Debator.

[jmgg]

Originally Posted by Chemistry_Guy

Assistant and associate professors often respond favorably to the abridged title "Ass Pro".

Now we's going down some slippery slopes.

[Cardiff Giant]

My wife is a tenured professor and prefers to be addressed as "professor" by her students. She thinks being referred to as "Dr." is pretentious.

Looks like we have many different opinions here.