Isn't Billie, just the feminie form of Billy? So someone might refer to some one called Bill (male) as Billy.
Bill is a firm stand against gender expectations. Has any one asked Bill how they identify? If they identify as male, then he is not a lesbian.
You could refer to 'Matt Smith' as 'Matty Smith'. It wouldn't be right. I recall a friend at school who had been named "Danny" on his birth certificate. He got a detention once, and the note sent home explained how "Daniel" was being kept behind after school. His parents responded that they had no idea who Daniel was, and if their son Danny wasn't back home at the normal time they would take it up with the headmaster. For many people, Billy != Bill != William != Will != Willie
Yes but my point was to call a female named Bill as Billie is not wrong. Using an alternate form of a name only becomes wrong if the indidual in question says please don't call me that.
It's as wrong as Johnny Archer, Willy Riker or Benny Sisko. You woulnd't call James T Kirk "Jimmy" unless he gave you permission. Bill has said her name is Bill. Not Billy or Will or Mack or Buddy.
(I totally agree with you Paul.) "From the library of Admiral Johnny Archer" Ent Fusion. Skip to 1 minute 16. Willy Riker. The episode was directed by Frakes. Also... TNG Haven. "Brother Benny!" DS9 Far Beyond the Stars. "FIGHT ME JIMMY!!!!" TOS Shore Leave.
I always got the impression that Brits loved adding an unnecessary "y" or "ie" to words. Like, "Turn on the telly so we can watch that Timey Wimey show."
Decent episode, certainly better than "In the Forest of the Night." Beautiful cinematography and the music was a softer, quieter take than Murray Gold's usual fare, which was quiet refreshing. However, the episode a very strange energy to it, resulting from a combination of choppy directing and exposition-heavy dialogue, more so than a normal episode with such a small cast. I like the idea of the emojibots/nanobots evolving into a sentient species, but I don't think the idea itself wasn't develop all that well. I'm sure most people weren't bothered by this, but while the setting was lovely, I couldn't see it as a futuristic colony because I've visited all of those buildings in Valencia and was subsequently taken out of the story every time we saw an exterior shot. Still, it's lovely alien-esque architecture. I did like the callback to The Ark, The Sontarans, and all of the other stories about humans leaving Earth when it became inhabitable. I have a feeling there were other references that I missed (aside from the incidental reference to "Dinosaurs in a Spaceship"). Bill is continuing to prove to be a great companion and I love her rapport with The Doctor. I look forward to seeing their relationship growing. I also loved how the episode ended with The Doctor and Bill not arriving back on Earth at the time they expected. Felt like taking a page from the old days of The First (and later the Fifth) Doctor era where the serial ended leading directly into the next.
but Jim is the normal diminutive for James, Jimmy has young kid conntations so tends to go by the wayside when a James gets older. Then again I gather that James Doohan went by Jimmy.
It's rare someone goes by a diminutive form of a name through adult life, but it happens. I know a Billy who is in his 70s. Sometimes it gets funny. My dad's name was Dave (not David). He would have family or others sometimes call him Davey. They actually lengthened his name. In the case of Bill.... For a man Bill is already a diminutive or shortened form of William. Will be interesting if we ever discover if Bill is her full name or if the character is really Willa, Willemina, Willamette, Wilma or Wilhelmina.