I know what you’re going to say. You’re going to say, “yes it does”. Well, no, it doesn’t.
M = Doctor. D = Medicine. Hmm…no.
Wait, lemme think about it some more…yeah, no.
M.D., eh? “Medical Doctor”, perhaps? Here comes the public outcry: “NOOOOOO!!! It’s not ‘Medical Doctor’! Anything but that! That would make too much sense!”
Well, how about D.M., then? Ah, you say, D.M. is actually another valid abbreviation for the name of the degree. It’s just not the most popularly used. Well, gee, I reply, that’s a shame, seeing as how it’s the one with the letters that, you know, actually comprise the initals of the degree.
Right about now, your face looks like this: :dubious:. Or perhaps it looks more like this: :rolleyes:. Either way, your thought is the same: “So, you’re claiming to know more than all the academics and doctors who’ve spent years and years of study to earn the title and teach others the practice?” Well, not about medicine, no. About the letters of the alphabet, though, I’d have to say I’m one or two steps ahead, if they think that M.D. stands for “Doctor of Medicine”.
Why? Because it does not. That is all. Thank you.
Note: the above post is largely tongue-in-cheek. By “largely”, I mean that the sarcastic tone is meant jokingly. I’m sure there is a good reason why this particular abbreviation is used, and I’m sure a better-informed Doper will enlighten me presently. The part about M.D. not standing for “Doctor of Medicine” is serious. Because it does not. Really.
