From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: stephen.wilson2004nospam{at}ntlworld.com
Subject: Re: Oxford

"The Doctor"  wrote in message 
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> Gallimaufrey which no doubt Gallifrey is dervied from.

Why "no doubt"? I don't believe the author that came up with Gallifrey has 
ever stated where he got the idea of the word from. Presumably Terrance 
Dicks or Robert Holmes - I think it was first mentioned on screen in the 
Time Warrior.

> Still Doctor Who has influenced the Oxford dictionary no doubt!

Again, why "no doubt"? What influences the dictionary is the English 
language and the way in which it is used. One word invented for Dr Who is in 
there - Dalek (and the dictionary apparently describes a Dalek as "a type of 
robot appearing in 'Dr. Who', a B.B.C. Television science-fiction programme; 
hence used allusively."). There are about 600,000 other words in the Oxford 
dictionary. 1 word in 600,000 is not a particularly major influence...

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