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[[Kate Stewart]] objected to being called Miss, as she was "not a [[governess]] in a [[Victorian]] [[novel]]", in favour of [[Ms]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Power of River Song (audio story)|The Power of River Song]]'') | [[Kate Stewart]] objected to being called Miss, as she was "not a [[governess]] in a [[Victorian]] [[novel]]", in favour of [[Ms]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Power of River Song (audio story)|The Power of River Song]]'') | ||
When the [[Quill (species)|Quill]] known as [[Andra'ath]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'') came to live on [[Earth]] as a [[science]] [[teacher]], she took on the name "Miss Quill". ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') | When the [[Quill (species)|Quill]] known as [[Andrea Quill|Andra'ath]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'') came to live on [[Earth]] as a [[science]] [[teacher]], she took on the name "Miss Quill". ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') | ||
In [[4126]], [[Donna Noble]] took offence when an [[Ood]] addressed her as Miss, asking if she looked [[single]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') | In [[4126]], [[Donna Noble]] took offence when an [[Ood]] addressed her as Miss, asking if she looked [[single]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') | ||
[[Category:Gendered honourifics]] | [[Category:Gendered honourifics]] | ||
[[Category:Titles and offices from the real world]] | [[Category:Titles and offices from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 17 August 2019
Miss was an honourific applied to unmarried women on Earth. (AUDIO: Whodunnit?) Strax was under the impression that it was a rank, rather than a gendered form of address, when he applied it to Clara Oswald. Clara conceded that it may as well have been a rank. (PROSE: Silhouette)
It was not unknown for a married woman to employ the title Miss as part of an alias for work purposes. (AUDIO: Whodunnit?)
Professor River Song took offence when referred to as "Miss Song", but held back these feelings while under cover at Golden Futures. (AUDIO: World Enough and Time)
Kate Stewart objected to being called Miss, as she was "not a governess in a Victorian novel", in favour of Ms. (AUDIO: The Power of River Song)
When the Quill known as Andra'ath (TV: Nightvisiting) came to live on Earth as a science teacher, she took on the name "Miss Quill". (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)
In 4126, Donna Noble took offence when an Ood addressed her as Miss, asking if she looked single. (TV: Planet of the Ood)
