From Sandra Power Sir: Naeem Ali (letters, 10 November) Has
never come across a case of enforced marriage and therefore it doesn't exist. Gosh — proof of true assimilation into the chattering classes! As a social worker specialising in......
An Isle Too Far
From Mr James Young Sir: Pace Steve King (Books, 17 November) we cannot say for certain that the island(s) known to the ancients as Ultima Thule is/are today's Iceland. Indeed,......
'empty' Isn't 'dead'
From Natasha McEnroe Sir: I was surprised to read in Charles Saumarez Smith's review of 18 Folgate Street (Books, 10 November) that he considers Dr Johnson's house 'dead'......
Deep Waters
From Mr Rory Knight Bruce Sir: Charles Spencer should not be allowed to get away with serving up the old fish that Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett was a psychedelic genius and Roger......
Napoleon Solo
From Major P. de V. Patey Sir: Napoleon did explain why he was against war councils (Shared opinion, 10 November). I quote three of his maxims: Nothing is so important in war as......
Clarity Of Compression
From Godfrey Carey, QC Sir; Does not the succinct clarity of the article by Oxford's professor of classical literature (`East is East and West is West', 27 October) emphasise......
Period Phrases
From Mr Tony Inglis Sir: Simon Hoggart, writing on television (Arts, 17 November), condemns Andrew Davies's 'weird habit of using modern phrases and slang' in his period......
Tailored Insults
From Mr Frank Scott Sir: Jonathan Ray ('Measuring up', 10 November) described tailoring abbreviations. It reminded me of many years ago when I was one of several hundred......
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