Edit: changed the title from the site to say “Doctor That …” instead of “Doctor Who …”

  • dirthawker0@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    While that is a confusion-clearing thing to do, my understanding is “who” is used in reference to people, and “that” refers to things. So, grammatically incorrect but semantically correct.

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      1 month ago

      Grammar rules exist to make communication clearer. If they’re getting in the way of that, ignoring them is usually fine.

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        1 month ago

        In this case, I think adding an article would also have cleared the garden path— that is, “The Doctor Who […]” — but yeah, the meaning is clear enough this way.