23 MAY 1992, Page 15

Unlettered

A reader saw this advertisement in the Independent Magazine: It's a fact that we speak seven times faster than we write. In the time it took Dickens to write A Tale Of Two Cities he could of told us of a dozen more.

Or moved on far sooner to tell yet another lucrative tale.

Simply by dictating into a Philips Pocket Memo you can execute your cor- respondence and paperwork in a frac- tion of the time.

Enabling you to use your time more profitably.

And, as its name suggests, a Philips Pocket Memo also provides a handy means of instantly recording your thoughts at moments of inspiration.

Philips offer a range of intelligent Pocket Memos designed to make writ- ers in all professions more prolific.

Phone, fax or write for full details of how a Philips Pocket Memo can help you make far, far better use of your time than you have ever done.

DICKENS COULD HAVE PRO- DUCED FAR, FAR MORE WITH A PHILIPS POCKET MEMO.

For the full story, PHONE 0206 562480, FAX 0206 76165 or send the coupon to Philips Dictation Systems, Elektra House, Bergholt Road, Colchester, Essex C04 5BE.

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