Sooo... it has been explained that the TARDIS, along with helping vaccinate
against local airborne viruses I suppose, also helps the travelers to speak
the local languages.

Yes, it was explained once that the TARDIS keeps a telepathic link to the
TARDIS crew and translates local dialogue so that the crew members can
converse with local people.

Now if this is true, what happens, pray tell, when the Doctor leaves
someone behind?   Take for example "The Myth Makers" that I just
saw where Vicki decides to stay with a certain Troyian hunk in ancient
Greecian times.

When the TARDIS dematerilized and the TARDIS was out of range, did Vicki
find herself saying,

"So, now we have each other, and I say we fglkhj doewron dlnjewr
dsflkhjds ljffewe twerlpjwr..."

:)

Have they every established that the TARDIS only translates, or does it
impress the local language in the minds of the crew should the TARDIS be
out of range?


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