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The customary code of polite behavior amongst the academic world.

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Should I address my professors by first name in emails if my peers are doing so already?

When I was a grad student in Canada (in engineering) back in the 70s/80s, students always addressed professors as either Dr. Foo or Prof. Bar, never by just their first or last names. I can't even im …
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Is it considered offensive to address one's seniors by name in the US?

It's also worth noting that outside academia, things tend to be more "casually formal" in the South, compared to the North (where "The South" means from Texas to the Atlantic and from Virginia down to …
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Is it fine to exclude an email salutation for short messages?

(I'm in the US - I lived in Canada way back when I was first a grad student) I don't inhabit the academy, but I did a graduate degree 5 years ago, and I did graduate work a long time ago (way before t …
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Is it impolite to not reply back during the weekend?

Whether in academia or in the real world, no one should expect a reply to a non-personal account email outside of working hours. On my team, if I see someone answering an email at 10:30pm on a weekda …
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