neil guthrie
@nguthrie.bsky.social
Collector. Antiquary. The Material Culture of the Jacobites (2014). Guthrie’s Guide to Better Legal Writing (2017, 2021). Trustee, George R Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
It would be quite cool if it could read letters where the writer has written the letter as one normally does, then diagonally over that and again diagonally the other way. Common in the 18C & 19C among thrifty, paper-saving Scots
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It would be quite cool if it could read letters where the writer has written the letter as one normally does, then diagonally over that and again diagonally the other way. Common in the 18C & 19C among thrifty, paper-saving Scots
I really hope no one insists on being called Doctor on the strength of a JD
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I really hope no one insists on being called Doctor on the strength of a JD
When the law school at the University of Toronto switched from LLB to the US-style Juris Doctor, those of us with the old post-nominals were given the opportunity to convert to a JD. BRIEFLY tempted so I could be Herr Doktor Doktor in German-speaking countries but decided that really was pretentious
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When the law school at the University of Toronto switched from LLB to the US-style Juris Doctor, those of us with the old post-nominals were given the opportunity to convert to a JD. BRIEFLY tempted so I could be Herr Doktor Doktor in German-speaking countries but decided that really was pretentious