Date:         Mon, 10 Jul 2000 10:28:40 -0700
Reply-To:     "William W. Viergever" <wwvierg@IBM.NET>
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From:         "William W. Viergever" <wwvierg@IBM.NET>
Subject:      OFF-TOPIC: what do you call the letters after a person's name?
Comments: To: Don Stanley <don_stanley@XTRA.CO.NZ>
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Hi All:

Sorry for *quick* OT post, but Don's post reminded me of a long-term question of mine:

What's the formal name for the letters (e.g., Ph.D., B.Sc, etc..) after a person's name?

Note: I'm not asking what they mean (i.e., Ph.D. = Doctorate of Philosphy, MA = Masters in Arts, MS = Mastersin Science, etc.) but the *term* for these letters.

It's an old *trivia* question in my family.

Just like "What was the name of the turtle-character in the old Mr. Wizard cartoon show (ya know: twizzle twazzle, twizzle, twome, time for this one to come home ...)?" <g>

TIA for any help and private posts.



At 10:03 PM 07/10/2000, Don Stanley wrote:
>SNIP
>Don Stanley, B.SC, Dip O.R.S, MNZCS     Director, Sysware Consulting
>Group

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