Quite so. The only situation in which I can imagine anyone saying ‘Dr Valerie’ would be if a family member or close friend were teasing me about my academic pretensions. Otherwise it would be an error.

Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK

On 17 Jun 2015, at 13:25, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk@gmail.com> wrote:

On 17 June 2015 at 07:45, Arlo Griffiths <arlogriffiths@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dear Prof. Paturi,

​... I believe that for most native English speakers it sounds strange to see an academic title combined with a first name rather than the surname,

​As a native speaker of British English, I would agree with that.  Nobody actually does it, as far as I know.  If I heard it, in a UK context, I would assume it was an error, and reply,
"No, 'Dominik' is my first name.  My family name is 'Wujastyk'."

Best,
​Dr Dominik​ :-)
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