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After [[retirement|retiring]] from [[UNIT]], [[Mike Yates]] chose to become a "Mister" again, leaving "Captain" behind. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]'', ''[[Call to Arms (audio story)|Call to Arms]]'') | After [[retirement|retiring]] from [[UNIT]], [[Mike Yates]] chose to become a "Mister" again, leaving "Captain" behind. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]'', ''[[Call to Arms (audio story)|Call to Arms]]'') | ||
[[Elton Pope]] reflected that [[Mr Skinner]]'s [[first name]] was Colin, yet everyone called him Mr Skinner. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Love & Monsters (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Gendered honourifics]] | [[Category:Gendered honourifics]] |
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Mr — or Mister — was an honourific applied to men, on Earth and elsewhere, or rather, as the War Master explained, those who did not hold a rank such as Captain or General. (AUDIO: The Devil You Know) "Mister" could also serve as a form of address on its own, usually when addressing a stranger. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Father's Day, The Lazarus Experiment, The Eleventh Hour) or to prompt them for a name. (TV: Frontios, AUDIO: Backtrack)
It was an equivalent to Miss or Mrs for women, (AUDIO: Whodunnit?, TV: Fury from the Deep, The Evil of the Daleks) and to Trau in some 51st century cultures for men. (TV: The Caves of Androzani)
On some occasions, male incarnations of the Doctor had to clarify that they were not a "Mister" but a "Doctor". (TV: Colony in Space, AUDIO: Death Match, TV: Father's Day) This did not stop Martha Jones from fondly referring to the Tenth Doctor as simply "Mister" when she parted ways with him, telling him: "I'll see you again, Mister!". (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
John Benton was known as "Mr Benton" after being promoted to warrant officer. (TV: Robot)
After retiring from UNIT, Mike Yates chose to become a "Mister" again, leaving "Captain" behind. (AUDIO: The Stuff of Nightmares, Call to Arms)
Elton Pope reflected that Mr Skinner's first name was Colin, yet everyone called him Mr Skinner. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])