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The customary code of polite behavior amongst the academic world.
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Is a business card necessary for a graduate student?
This probably varies from country to country, but given that business cards can be had for the cost of running off-the-shelf preperforated stock through your computer, I think it's worth having a few. …
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Is it appropriate for a TA to say "My Students"?
"My students" is not a possessive. It's "the students whom I am responsible for." As such, it's wholly appropriate.
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Why would an author forward my inquiry about a paper to all its other authors?
Why should this be scary? It was presumably forwarded because it was an interesting or amusing question. Hopefully the former.
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How do I tell my supervisor his idea is incorrect?
The safest approach is always to make it a question about you rather than about them. "I'm confused. You said... but I had previously read/been told/seen ... instead. The two seem to conflict; can you …
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A professor of mine pronounces an author's name incorrectly, what should I do?
Ideally, find your professor during office hours, and say something like "Hey, this has been confusing me... I'm seeing all these references to one pronunciation and you've been using another. Is ther …
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Social etiquette for interacting with PhD peers who complain *a lot*
May not apply, but: There are regional variations in how complaining is used socially. New Yorkers, for example, tend to see it as an opportunity for bonding (sharing complaints about something else i …
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Is it acceptable to ask how a professor would like to be addressed through email?
It is almost never impolite to ask how to be polite.
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