Reply #175: colloquial, adjective

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1. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
2. involving or using conversation.

You didn't seem to know what the word meant, so I included the definition.

Which means, doctor is a colloquial usage, meaning an MD. I said nothing about changing laws, nor revamping boards.

It is a common usage of the word by the public, which, by your name, you are not.

"I have a doctors appointment." common meaning, "I'm going to see the MD"

"I have a dentists appointment" even though a dentist could be a doctor of dentistry, in common usage if you say "I have a doctors appointment" it isn't a dentist.

The only growing confusion is the people who feel the need to pad their egos by calling themselves a doctor in a doctors office.

The only problem I have with change is if it leads to a stupid outcome, in this case an outcome where everyone can feel all warm and fuzzy about themselves and have their egos stroked, even if it creates confusion.