Three's A Crowd
From Mr John Whitworth Sir: Grey Gowrie (Books, 4 May), in his amusing review of Larkin's girls' school stories, attributes the famous couplet 'I sometimes think that I would......
Deep Waters
From Mr Richard Bonnor Sir: I can confirm that the nursemaid mentality unearthed by Ross Clark (Banned wagon, 11 May) is not confined to Letchworth. There is a similar......
May Day Mores
From Mr Michael Slipsky Sir: As usual, Mark Steyn's ('Who's ugly now?', 4 May) insights are trenchant, truthful and much needed. I would add to his observations regarding the......
Crossing The Boundaries
From Mr T. Massey Lynch Sir: How agreeable to read Matthew Parris (Another voice, 11 May) on the River Police determinedly securing 'their' body on the Thames shore. Another......
Amen To That
From Sonia Krimsky Sir: With reference to the word 'amen' in Dot Wordsworth's column (Mind your language, 11 May), the origin is indeed Hebrew. The pronunciation in Hebrew is......
Taki Behaviour
From Mr Robin Moore Ede Sir: Taki enjoyed winding us up with his support for Le Pen (High life, 27 April). I am reminded of the words of (I think) the well-known Rat Packer and......
Feline Favouritism
From Mr Robert Darroch Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 27 April) missed probably the greatest case of cat bias in the English language. It is to be found in the Pocket......
The Bottom Line
From Mr Guy Bellairs Sir: Robert Gore-Langton (`Flushed with pride', 11 May) amusingly describes China's primitive sanitation practices, but he forgets that Britain is also......
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