The word "doctor" comes from the Latin word "docere" which means "to teach" -- something I do every day in my practice and through my work with the media, whether it's in the books and articles I write, the radio shows that I host, or the television interviews that I do.

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Journalists get the training and practice to be able to do this speedily every day, but it's perhaps not too difficult to learn, and allowing other people to edit and improve your work can help overcome sloppy writing or typos.

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