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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Professor

As an imperative statement, we, while addressing the person, could simply say PROFESSOR:

eg Professor, can I ask you a question?

1. Am I correct? If yes,

2. Can we say this to other students?:

-In class, professor said...

without saying professor Peterson/Gacia/Spaulding etc.
  

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OttoJ As an imperative statement, we, while addressing the person, could simply say PROFESSOR:eg Professor, can I ask you a question? 1. Am I correct?

— Mister Micawber

  • OttoJ As an imperative statement, we, while addressing the person, could simply say PROFESSOR:eg Professor, can I ask you a question?
  • 1.
  • Am I correct?
  • If yes, That is not an imperative statement, but your sentence (in bold) is correctly formed.
  • OttoJ 2.
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OttoJAs an imperative statement, we, while addressing the person, could simply say PROFESSOR:eg Professor, can I ask you a question?1. Am I correct? If yes,
That is not an imperative statement, but your sentence (in bold) is correctly formed.
OttoJ2. Can we say this to other students?:-In class, professor said...without saying pr
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Thank you~

You especially mention STANDARD ENGLISH; do you mean in dialects/regional languages in the UK and US people might leave determiners out who are native speakers of English?
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OttoJdo you mean in dialects/regional languages in the UK and US people might leave determiners out who are native speakers of English?
I mean that, casually, some may use 'Professor' as a sort of nickname. It is a possibility.
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