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'''Tautology''' was the unnecessary repetition of words that effectively meant the same thing. The [[Sixth Doctor]] explained that "Galapagos" meant tortoise, and so the Galapagos tortoise was really the "tortoise tortoise." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'') | '''Tautology''' was the unnecessary repetition of words that effectively meant the same thing. The [[Sixth Doctor]] explained that "Galapagos" meant tortoise, and so the Galapagos tortoise was really the "tortoise tortoise." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'') | ||
[[Luke Rattigan]] was irritated by people who used tautology, particularly when the [[Tenth Doctor]] called his invention the "ATMOS system" when ATMOS already stood for " | [[Luke Rattigan]] was irritated by people who used tautology, particularly when the [[Tenth Doctor]] called his invention the "[[ATMOS]] system" when ATMOS already stood for "Atmospheric Omission System". This would be the equivalent of saying "Atmospheric Omission System system". The Doctor found Luke's reaction to the tautology insightful to the boy's personality. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] found the [[GlobeSphere]] company name a bit tautological, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') while the [[Eighth Doctor]] later thought of the phrase "tidal wave" as pointlessly tautological since all waves are tidal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] found the [[GlobeSphere]] company name a bit tautological, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Energy of the Daleks (audio story)|Energy of the Daleks]]'') while the [[Eighth Doctor]] later thought of the phrase "tidal wave" as pointlessly tautological since all waves are tidal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life]]'') | ||
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The title of the episode [[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|Deadly Assassin]] is considered many as an assassins job is to be deadly. However, [[Robert Holmes]] denied that the title was tautological, saying, "There are plenty of incompetent assassins." This redundancy was parodied in the spoof ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. | The title of the episode [[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|Deadly Assassin]] is considered many as an assassins job is to be deadly. However, [[Robert Holmes]] denied that the title was tautological, saying, "There are plenty of incompetent assassins." This redundancy was parodied in the spoof ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. | ||
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Tautology was the unnecessary repetition of words that effectively meant the same thing. The Sixth Doctor explained that "Galapagos" meant tortoise, and so the Galapagos tortoise was really the "tortoise tortoise." (AUDIO: Bloodtide)
Luke Rattigan was irritated by people who used tautology, particularly when the Tenth Doctor called his invention the "ATMOS system" when ATMOS already stood for "Atmospheric Omission System". This would be the equivalent of saying "Atmospheric Omission System system". The Doctor found Luke's reaction to the tautology insightful to the boy's personality. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
The Fourth Doctor found the GlobeSphere company name a bit tautological, (AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks) while the Eighth Doctor later thought of the phrase "tidal wave" as pointlessly tautological since all waves are tidal. (AUDIO: The Next Life)
The Eleventh Doctor's description of Ice Warriors as "biomechanoid cyborgs" was tautological as biomechanoids are cybernetic organisms. (TV: Cold War)
The title of the episode Deadly Assassin is considered many as an assassins job is to be deadly. However, Robert Holmes denied that the title was tautological, saying, "There are plenty of incompetent assassins." This redundancy was parodied in the spoof The Curse of Fatal Death.
