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=== Habits and quirks ===
=== Habits and quirks ===
The Tenth Doctor spoke in an accent described by [[George Litefoot]] as "a kind of cultured [[Cockney English|cockney]] flecked with hints of [[Scots]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|The Jago & Litefoot Revival]]'') [[Mickey Smith]] thought that he might've picked it up from Rose's accent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The Doctor himself once mentioned that he picked his accent up from the [[Powell Estate]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Silver Scream (comic story)|Silver Scream]]'')
The Tenth Doctor spoke in an accent described by [[George Litefoot]] as "a kind of cultured [[Cockney English|cockney]] flecked with hints of [[Scots]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|The Jago & Litefoot Revival]]'') [[Mickey Smith]] thought that he might've picked it up from Rose's accent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The Doctor himself once mentioned that he picked his accent up from the [[Powell Estate]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Silver Scream (comic story)|Silver Scream]]'')  


The Doctor was an aficionado of twentieth century culture and made frequent references to movies, shows, books and songs from that era, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'','' [[42 (TV story)|42]]'') though did not understand certain remarks, such as being called a "science geek". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') He was also fond of rock-and-roll, attempting to take Rose to see concerts by both [[Ian Dury]] and [[Elvis Presley]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'')
The Doctor was an aficionado of twentieth century culture and made frequent references to movies, shows, books and songs from that era, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'','' [[42 (TV story)|42]]'') though did not understand certain remarks, such as being called a "science geek". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') He was also fond of rock-and-roll, attempting to take Rose to see concerts by both [[Ian Dury]] and [[Elvis Presley]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'')
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When he was faced with an occurrence that dumbfounded him, the Doctor would repeatedly say, "What?", looking increasingly astonished with each repetition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') When he discovered something that disagreed with his knowledge, he would usually utter, "it can't be", ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') and would frequently describe something that dumbfounded him as "impossible". ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')
When he was faced with an occurrence that dumbfounded him, the Doctor would repeatedly say, "What?", looking increasingly astonished with each repetition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') When he discovered something that disagreed with his knowledge, he would usually utter, "it can't be", ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') and would frequently describe something that dumbfounded him as "impossible". ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')


While attempting to explain something, he would often interrupt himself with a "Well" and further elaborate what it was he was talking about. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') Another favoured exclamation of his was, "Oh, yes!", which he would say in moments of gleeful realisation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') when angered or disturbed greatly, ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') or simply as a response to something. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
While attempting to explain something, he would often interrupt himself with a "Well" and further elaborate what it was he was talking about. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') Another favoured exclamation of his was, "Oh, yes!", which he would say in moments of gleeful realisation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') when angered or disturbed greatly, ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') or simply as a response to something. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') Like his previous incarnation, the Doctor occasionally used "hell" as an intensive.{{source}}


The Doctor was fond of the [[French]] word, "[[Allons-y]]!", ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|The Jago & Litefoot Revival]]'') describing it to [[Addams]] as a "word of consolation to the soul in times of need". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') An apologetic incarnation, the Tenth Doctor also made use of the phrase, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry", ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') especially when someone was about to die and he could not save them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') Another favoured phrase of his was "Molto bene". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'', ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'')
The Doctor was fond of the [[French]] word, "[[Allons-y]]!", ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|The Jago & Litefoot Revival]]'') describing it to [[Addams]] as a "word of consolation to the soul in times of need". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') An apologetic incarnation, the Tenth Doctor also made use of the phrase, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry", ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') especially when someone was about to die and he could not save them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') Another favoured phrase of his was "Molto bene". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'', ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'')
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