Doctor That Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump
Doctor That Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump
An author of the 1973 American Psychiatric Association standard says it was never meant to stop doctors from expressing their opinions based on public information.
Edit: changed the title from the site to say "Doctor That ..." instead of "Doctor Who ..."
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I had to read the title multiple times before it became clear this has nothing to do with Doctor Who...
Edited the title to say "doctor that" instead now
I appreciate your attention to detail. Have an updoot.
While that is a confusion-clearing thing to do, my understanding is "who" is used in reference to people, and "that" refers to things. So, grammatically incorrect but semantically correct.
Grammar rules exist to make communication clearer. If they're getting in the way of that, ignoring them is usually fine.
In this case, I think adding an article would also have cleared the garden path— that is, "The Doctor Who [...]" — but yeah, the meaning is clear enough this way.
"Doctor, Who Said..."