10 SEPTEMBER 1965, Page 18

Frivial

SIR,—What a delightful word, frivial One can imagine the writer thinking of one word but (being The Times) changing it half-way to produce this telescoped jewel. Keep this word. Use it for all your worth. For it connotes the spirit of the county; from teenagers to trade unions, pop to politics. Frivial!

Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stanford, Herts.