And you are also being lazy. That should be: “It is not spelling it properly; it is being lazy.”

But that's during the 60's (which, in fairness, I said was when the show was referred to as 'Dr Who'). It hasn't been 'Dr Who' since then.

Only on Twitter because of the word count.

Only 127 words, brotonsbaby? Very lazy. I expected at least 500 from you on this subject.

If there is an argument to be made, it's that the 'Doctor' in the title refers to the name of the character, rather than being someone being a doctor by the name of Who. Therefore, in this context, the 'Doctor' isn't a title, and so that particular 'Dr.' abbreviation shouldn't apply.

But plenty of people would write, "I'm going to see the Dr." without any ambiguity, so I'm inclined not to care too much.

If you're going to comment on the show, at least get its name right. I'm not being picky, the show IS called 'Doctor Who', not 'Dr Who'.

Blimey, this forum lately, but I'll play

What's the full spelling of 'Mrs'?

I don't believe (at least in British English) that any abbreviation where the last letter is the same as the original word needs a full stop.

It's arguable that 'Doctor' is his name rather than a title - most of the recent arc on that suggest the latter.


Eh, what Twitter word count?

Perhaps 'word limit' would have been a better choice of words?

There's no word limit

240 characters if we're being specific (yes, it's not words but it pretty much is).

Anyway, now Dalekbuster's worked out Twitter (more or less), back on topic - that video was superbly produced and amazingly played - not my cup of tea really but thanks for posting

The best thing about it was the middle eight - Doctor Who is just not Doctor Who without it for me

Nothing wrote with Dr. Who, DB. Get over it.

There's a reason kids who watched Dr Who in the 80s had the piss taken out of them by normal kids. And this sort of behaviour is part of it.

And yes, the show IS called Dr Who, according to the BBC...

Does any of this actually matter to anyone except Dalekbuster523?
I simply can't believe that he's banging on about whether the show should be Dr Who or Doctor Who... It's the same thing, we all know what is meant, and anyway, who flipping cares?
Good heavens, Dalekbuster, don't you have anything more sensible to do with your life? Anything at all?

I already said it was in the 60's but not now...

http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/doctor_w...debate-2014-08

Saddos.

Quick DB523, someone in the soap forum just said Coronation St. in a post, go get 'em.

Well if it's acceptable to have characters called Steve, Dev, Fiz, Andy, Billy and Ken, what's Dalek Buster 523's problem with the "Dr" in Dr Who?

It's already been proven that The Character's name is and always was at the beginning, "Dr. Who", as played by Bill Pertwee and Thomas B, etc.

Personally, I love watching P Caps and J Col wrack the mic. Psych. Now there was a woman.

Link please?

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/

For a period in the Mid 80's, thanks to a certain companion, I thought it was changed to Dahhhctuur Who.

Thanks but that's not quite what I meant somehow...

What did you mean, anyhow...?

PS. Do you wear a gas mask and have a distinctive scar on the back of your right hand? The question's rhetorical and the answer's no.

To what?